A wise reprover meeting a listening ear is like a fine gold ornament.
Proverbs 25:12 continues the jewelry image: Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear (v. 12).
An earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold. Another piece of fine jewelry. The reader is to picture something rare and obviously valuable, the kind of object handed down through generations.
A wise reprover to a listening ear. Two parties combine to produce the rare beauty: the wise man who knows how to correct, and the man humble enough to hear. Either alone is far less than the pairing. Solomon honors both. A wise reprover without a listener wastes his words; a listening ear without a wise reprover hears nothing worth hearing. Where the two meet, the result is precious.
Proverbs 25:12
12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
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Proverbs 25:12 meaning
Proverbs 25:12 continues the jewelry image: Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear (v. 12).
An earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold. Another piece of fine jewelry. The reader is to picture something rare and obviously valuable, the kind of object handed down through generations.
A wise reprover to a listening ear. Two parties combine to produce the rare beauty: the wise man who knows how to correct, and the man humble enough to hear. Either alone is far less than the pairing. Solomon honors both. A wise reprover without a listener wastes his words; a listening ear without a wise reprover hears nothing worth hearing. Where the two meet, the result is precious.