Proverbs 25:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
[Like] applesתַּפּוּחֵ֣י
(tap·pu·chei)
8598: apple tree, applefrom naphach
of goldזָ֭הָב
(za·hav)
2091: goldof uncertain derivation
in settingsבְּמַשְׂכִּיֹּ֥ות
(be·mas·ki·yo·vt)
4906: a showpiece, figure, imaginationfrom the same as sekvi
of silverכָּ֑סֶף
(ka·sef;)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
Is a wordדָּ֝בָ֗ר
(da·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
spokenדָּבֻ֥ר
(da·vur)
1696: to speaka prim. root
in right circumstances.אָפְנָֽיו׃
(a·fe·nav.)
655: circumstance, conditionfrom the same as ophan


















KJV Lexicon
A word
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
fitly
'owphan  (o-fawn')
from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel -- wheel.
'ophen  (o'-fen)
a turn, i.e. a season -- + fitly.
spoken
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
is like apples
tappuwach  (tap-poo'-akh)
an apple (from its fragrance), i.e. the fruit or the tree (probably includ. others of the pome order, as the quince, the orange, etc.) -- apple (tree).
of gold
zahab  (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.
in pictures
maskiyth  (mas-keeth')
a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object); figuratively, imagination -- conceit, image(-ry), picture, wish.
of silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances.

King James Bible
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples on a silver tray.

International Standard Version
Like golden apples set in silver is a word spoken at the right time.

NET Bible
Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that speaks the word is an apple of gold in a vessel of beaten silver.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Like] golden apples in silver settings, [so] is a word spoken at the right time.

King James 2000 Bible
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
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