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Proverbs 25:12
| ← Proverbs 25:11 | Proverbs 25:12 (KJV) | Proverbs 25:13 → |
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A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
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[As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
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Verse Text
As an earringH5141 of goldH2091, and an ornamentH2481 of fine goldH3800, so is a wiseH2450 reproverH3198 upon an obedientH8085 earH241.
נֶזֶם זָהָב וַחֲלִי־כָתֶם מֹוכִיחַ חָכָם עַל־אֹזֶן שֹׁמָעַת׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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נֶ֣זֶם |
Ne.zem | H5141 | HNcmsc | an earring of |
זָ֭הָב |
za.ho | H2091 | HNcmsa | gold |
וַ/חֲלִי |
va./cha.li- | H2481 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ an ornament of |
כָ֑תֶם |
Kha.tem | H3800 | HNcmsa | pure gold |
מוֹכִ֥יחַ |
mo.Khi.ach | H3198 | HVhrmsa | (one who) reproves |
חָ֝כָ֗ם |
cha.Kham | H2450 | HAamsa | wise |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | on |
אֹ֥זֶן |
'O.zen | H241 | HNcfsa | an ear |
שֹׁמָֽעַת |
sho.Ma.'at | H8085 | HVqrfsa | listening |
- H241 — אֹזֶן (ʼôzen, o'-zen): from אָזַן; broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man); [phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.
- H2091 — זָהָב (zâhâb, zaw-hawb'): from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.
- H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
- H2481 — חֲלִי (chălîy, khal-ee'): from חָלָה; a trinket (as polished); jewel, ornament.
- H3198 — יָכַח (yâkach, yaw-kahh'): a primitive root; to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict; appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.
- H3800 — כֶּתֶם (kethem, keh'-them): from כָּתַם; properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined); ((most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).
- H5141 — נֶזֶם (nezem, neh'-zem): from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring; earring, jewel.
- H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- a wise — 1 Samuel 25:31-34, Psalms 141:5, Proverbs 1:8-9, Proverbs 9:8, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 15:31-32, Proverbs 27:5-6
- an earring — Job 42:11
Reciprocal references (31): Genesis 20:16, 1 Samuel 25:33, 2 Samuel 12:13, 1 Kings 12:8, 2 Kings 5:14, 2 Kings 20:14, 2 Chronicles 10:8, 2 Chronicles 18:7, Ezra 10:5, Job 6:24, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 10:20, Proverbs 13:18, Proverbs 15:2, Proverbs 15:23, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 18:20, Proverbs 20:15, Proverbs 24:26, Ecclesiastes 10:12, Ecclesiastes 12:10, Ezekiel 3:20, Ezekiel 16:11, Matthew 12:35, Acts 6:5, Acts 10:33, Acts 18:26, Ephesians 4:29, Ephesians 5:11, Colossians 4:6, 2 Thessalonians 3:15
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: ADORNING, PHYSICAL-SPIRITUAL, COMMENDATION-REPROOF, RECEPTION-REJECTION OF GOD AND TRUTH
- Nave’s: EAR-RING, REPROOF
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