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Proverbs 25:11
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
Proverbs 25:11 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 25:11 in other translations
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
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In context
8 Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
9 Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:
10 Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
11 A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.
14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
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