Proverbs Chapter 25 verse 12 Holy Bible
`As' an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, `So is' a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
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An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear.
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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 an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.
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A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, `Is' the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - Another distich concerning the seasonable word, of the same character as the last. As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold. In this, as in many of the proverbs, the comparison is not expressed, but is merely implied by juxtaposition. Nezem, in Proverbs 11:22, was a nose ring, here probably an earring is meant; chali, "ornament," is a trinket or jewel worn suspended on neck or breast. The two, whether worn by one person or more, form a lovely combination, and set off the wearer's grace and beauty. Vulgate, Inauris aurea et margaritum fulgens, "A golden earring and a brilliant pearl." Septuagint, "A golden earring a precious sardius also is set." So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. The obedient ear receives the precepts of the wise reprover, and wears them as a valued ornament. In Proverbs 1:9 the instruction of parents is compared to a chaplet on the head and a fair chain on the neck. Septuagint, "A wise word on an obedient ear."
