Proverbs 25:11 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 25:11-12 MSG (The Message)
The right word at the right time is like a custom-made piece of jewelry, And a wise friend’s timely reprimand is like a gold ring slipped on your finger.
Proverbs 25:11 KJV (King James Version)
A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Proverbs 25:11 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances.
Proverbs 25:11 NCV (New Century Version)
The right word spoken at the right time is as beautiful as gold apples in a silver bowl.
Proverbs 25:11 ASV (American Standard Version)
A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in network of silver.
Proverbs 25:11 NIV (New International Version)
Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a ruling rightly given.
Proverbs 25:11 NKJV (New King James Version)
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver.
Proverbs 25:11 AMP (Amplified Bible)
¶Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken at the right time. [Prov 15:23; Is 50:4]
Proverbs 25:11 NLT (New Living Translation)
Timely advice is lovely, like golden apples in a silver basket.
Proverbs 25:11 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Winsome words spoken at just the right time are as appealing as apples gilded in gold surrounded with silver.
Proverbs 25:11 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.