King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 25:11
“A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 25
9
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself]; and discover not a secret to another:
10
Lest he that heareth [it] put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
11
A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12
[As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.