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10 Whoever hears it might shame you,
    and you might not ever be respected again.

11 The right word spoken at the right time
    is as beautiful as gold apples in a silver bowl.

12 A wise warning to someone who will listen
    is as valuable as gold earrings or fine gold jewelry.

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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