9Argue your case with your neighbor
without betraying another’s confidence,
10lest the one who hears may disgrace you,
and your infamy never go away.
11A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
13Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him;
he refreshes the soul of his masters.
— Proverbs 25:9-13

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