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Proverbs 25:10-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible

10 otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,
and you’ll never live it down.[a]

11 A word spoken at the right time
is like gold apples on a silver tray.[b](A)
12 A wise correction to a receptive ear(B)
is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:10 Lit and your evil report will not turn back
  2. Proverbs 25:11 Or like apples of gold in settings of silver
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Proverbs 25:10-12
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10 or the one who hears it may shame you
    and the charge against you will stand.

11 Like apples[a] of gold in settings of silver(A)
    is a ruling rightly given.
12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
    is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:11 Or possibly apricots
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