Proverbs 25:9-13

9 If you take your neighbor to court, do not betray another’s confidence,
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 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.
13 Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes the spirit of his master.

Cross References 3

  • 1. ver 12; Proverbs 15:23
  • 2. S ver 11; Psalms 141:5; S Proverbs 13:18; Proverbs 15:31
  • 3. S Proverbs 10:26; Proverbs 13:17

Footnotes 1

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