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Proverbs 25:11

NETBible	Like apples of gold in settings of silver,¹ so is a word skillfully spoken.²
NIV © biblegateway Pro 25:11	A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 25:11	Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 25:11	Timely advice is as lovely as golden apples in a silver basket.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 25:11	The right word at the right time is like a custom-made piece of jewelry,
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 25:11	A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 25:11	A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 25:11	A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver.
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KJV	A word <01697> fitly <0212> (8675) <0655> spoken <01696> (8803) [is like] apples <08598> of gold <02091> in pictures <04906> of silver <03701>_. {fitly...: Heb. spoken upon his wheels}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 25:11	Like apples <08598> of gold <02091> in settings <04906> of silver <03701> Is a word <01697> spoken <01696> in right circumstances <0655> .
LXXM	(32:11) mhlon {N-NSN} crusoun {A-NSN} en <1722> PREP ormiskw {N-DSM} sardiou {N-GSN} outwv <3778> ADV eipein {V-AAN} logon <3056> N-ASM
NET [draft] ITL	Like apples <08598> of gold <02091> in settings <04906> of silver <03701> , so is a word <01697> skillfully <0655> spoken <01696> .
HEBREW	wynpa <0655> le <05921> rbd <01696> rbd <01697> Pok <03701> twykvmb <04906> bhz <02091> yxwpt (25:11) <08598>

NETBible

Like apples of gold in settings of silver,¹ so is a word skillfully spoken.²

NET Notes

¹sn The verse uses emblematic parallelism, stating the simile in the first part and the point in the second. The meaning of the simile is not entirely clear, but it does speak of beauty, value, and artistry. The “apples of gold” (possibly citrons, quinces, oranges, or apricots) may refer to carvings of fruit in gold on columns.

²tn Heb “on its wheels.” This expression means “aptly, fittingly.” The point is obviously about the immense value and memorable beauty of words used skillfully (R. N. Whybray, Proverbs [CBC], 148). Noting the meaning of the term and the dual form of the word, W. McKane suggests that the expression is metaphorical for the balancing halves of a Hebrew parallel wisdom saying: “The stichos is a wheel, and the sentence consisting of two wheels is a ‘well-turned’ expression” (Proverbs [OTL], 584). The line then would be describing a balanced, well-turned saying, a proverb; it is skillfully constructed, beautifully written, and of lasting value.