12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 25:12
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 12
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[Like] an earring נֶ֣זֶם H5141 Noun - masculine singular construct of gold זָ֭הָב H2091 Noun - masculine singular or an ornament וַחֲלִי־ H2481 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of fine gold כָ֑תֶם H3800 Noun - masculine singular is a wise man’s חָ֝כָ֗ם H2450 Adjective - masculine singular rebuke מוֹכִ֥יחַ H3198 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular to עַל־ H5921 Preposition a listening שֹׁמָֽעַת׃ H8085 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular ear אֹ֥זֶן H241 Noun - feminine singular