Proverbs 25:12
Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
In context
9 Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another’s secret, 10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end.
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. 12 Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear. 13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters. 14 Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.
15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 25:12 in the KJV
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 25:12 in the NIV
Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.