Bible verse
Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
Proverbs 25:12 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 25.
8 do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
9 Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
10 lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.
14 Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
16 If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
KJV
[As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
ASV
As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
ERV
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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