Proverbs
Proverbs 25:11
11A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A word | דָּ֝בָ֗ר | dā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| fitly | אָפְנָֽיו׃ | ’ā·p̄ə·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H655 circumstance, condition |
| spoken | דָּבֻ֥ר | dā·ḇur | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| apples | תַּפּוּחֵ֣י | tap·pū·ḥê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8598 apple-tree, apple |
| of gold | זָ֭הָב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| in settings | בְּמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹת | bə·maś·kî·yō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H4906 show-piece, figure, imagination |
| of silver | כָּ֑סֶף | kā·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:23 · Isaiah 50:4 · Ecclesiastes 12:10 · Proverbs 24:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.