10 Lest he that heareth it, put thee to shame, and thine infamy do not [a]cease.

11 A word spoken in his place, is like apples of gold with pictures of silver.

12 He that reproveth the wise and the obedient ear, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine gold.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:10 Lest whereas thou thinkest by this means to have an end of the matter, it put thee to further trouble.

10 or the one who hears it may shame you
    and the charge against you will stand.

11 Like apples[a] of gold in settings of silver(A)
    is a ruling rightly given.
12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
    is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 25:11 Or possibly apricots