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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 25:11

A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Ver. 11. A word fitly spoken.] Hebrew, Spoken upon his wheels - that is, rightly ordered and circumstantiated, spoken with a grace, and in due place. It is an excellent skill to be able to time a word, Isa 50:4 to set it upon the wheels, as here. How "good" are such words! Pro 15:23 how "forcible!" Job 6:25 How pleasant! even "like apples of gold in pictures, or lattices of silver," not only precious for matter, Ecc 12:10 but delectable for order, as gold put in a case of silver cut work.

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See also Proverbs 25:11 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Proverbs 25:11. _A WORD FITLY SPOKEN_] על אפניו _al ophannaiv, upon its_ _wheels_. An observation, caution, reproof, or advice, that _comes in_ _naturally, runs_ smoothly along, is not _forced_...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    תַּפּוּחֵ֣י זָ֭הָב בְּ מַשְׂכִּיֹּ֥ות כָּ֑סֶף דָּ֝בָ֗ר...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Proverbs 25:11 word H1697 fitly H212 (H8675) H655 spoken H1696 (H8803) apples H8598 gold H2091 settings...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hezekiah. CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson, Proverbs 25:21; Proverbs 25:22.) The way to turn an enemy into a friend is to act friendly towa...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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