12A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.


In Context

9 Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,

10 Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.

11 Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.

12 A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.

13 As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, So is a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.

14 Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.

Proverbs 25:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:12[As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man's rebuke to a listening ear.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:12As an earring of gold and a bright pearl, so is he that reproveth the wise, and the obedient ear.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:12As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,'so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:12An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:12As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover on an obedient ear.