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Proverbs 25:10-12
English Standard Version Anglicised

10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,
    and your ill repute have no end.
11 (A)A word fitly spoken
    is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
12 Like (B)a gold ring or an ornament of gold
    is a wise reprover to (C)a listening ear.

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Proverbs 25:10-12
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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(A)
    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.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 25:11 Or possibly apricots
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