Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pro 25:11 — A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
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word   Pro 15:23; Pro 24:26; Ecc 12:10; Isa 50:4
fitly spoken   "Heb. spoken upon his wheels. is like. Rather ""is like golden apples ( tappuchim, in Arabic, tuffach, ) in baskets ( maskeeyoth, in Arabic, shakeekat, ) of silver."" A word spoken with propriety, opportunely, and suitably to the occasion, is as much in its place, and as conspicuously beautiful, as the golden fruit which appears through the apertures of an exquisitely wrought silver basket."
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Pro 15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it]!
Pro 24:26 [Every man] shall kiss [his] lips that giveth a right answer.
Ecc 12:10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and [that which was] written [was] upright, [even] words of truth.
Isa 50:4 The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to [him that is] weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

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Scott, Thomas. "Proverbs 25:11," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Pro/25/11.html>.

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