11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 25:11
Wisdom Before Kings: Hidden Matters, Fitting Words, Faithful Messengers, Enemies, Restraint, and Self-Control
The chapter moves from the historical introduction and royal wisdom, to humility and restraint before kings, to disputes and fitting speech, to faithful and unfaithful communication, to patience and neighborly limits, to mercy toward enemies, and finally to warnings about slander, quarrels, compromise, excess, and the necessity of self-control.
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Verse 11
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A word דָּ֝בָ֗ר H1697 Noun - masculine singular vvv עַל־ H5921 Preposition fitly אָפְנָֽיו׃ H655 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular spoken דָּבֻ֥ר H1696 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular [is like] apples תַּפּוּחֵ֣י H8598 Noun - masculine plural construct of gold זָ֭הָב H2091 Noun - masculine singular in settings בְּמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹת H4906 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct of silver כָּ֑סֶף H3701 Noun - masculine singular