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10 For if you do, someone who hears you could disgrace you,
    and a bad reputation will cling to you ever afterward.

11 A well-spoken word at just the right moment
    is like golden apples in settings of silver.
12 To an attentive ear, constructive criticism from a truly wise person
    is like an earring or jewelry made of fine gold.

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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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