12Like 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 earringנֶ֣זֶםH5141Noun - masculine singular constructof goldזָ֭הָבH2091Noun - masculine singularor an ornamentוַחֲלִי־H2481Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof fine goldכָ֑תֶםH3800Noun - masculine singularis a wise man’sחָ֝כָ֗םH2450Adjective - masculine singularrebukeמוֹכִ֥יחַH3198Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singulartoעַל־H5921Prepositiona listeningשֹׁמָֽעַת׃H8085Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularearאֹ֥זֶןH241Noun - feminine singular