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Proverbs 25:10-12
New King James Version
Proverbs 25:10-12
New King James Version
10 Lest he who hears it expose your shame,
And [a]your reputation be ruined.
11 A word fitly (A)spoken is like apples of gold
In settings of silver.
12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:10 the evil report concerning you not pass away
Proverbs 25:10-12
New International Version
Proverbs 25:10-12
New International Version
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
and the charge against you will stand.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:11 Or possibly apricots
Proverbs 25:10-12
King James Version
Proverbs 25:10-12
King James Version
10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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Proverbs 25:10-12
English Standard Version
Proverbs 25:10-12
English Standard Version
10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,
and your ill repute have no end.
11 (A)A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
12 Like (B)a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise reprover to (C)a listening ear.
New King James Version (NKJV) 
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English Standard Version (ESV) 
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