12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. …
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Open rebuke is better than secret love. …
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-12)Solomon here shows how much it becomes a man, 1. To speak pertinently: A word upon the wheels , that runs well, is well-circumstanced, in proper time and place—instruction, advice, or comfort, given seasonably, and in apt expressions, adapted to the case of the person spoken to and agreeing with the character of the person speaking— is like golden balls resembling apples , or like true apples of a…
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