I received a belated birthday gift from a dear friend last week. It was a hand-crafted sign with the above pictured phrase. She purchased it for me because she knows I love words. I don't think either of us knew it was from a Bible verse. Upon looking up the proverb, I learned about some of the various translations.
"A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." - King James Bible
"Timely advice is lovely, like golden apples in a silver basket." - New Living Translation
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver." - English Standard Version
"Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances." - New Am. Std. Bible
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver." - King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
"He that speaks the word is an apple of gold in a vessel of beaten silver." - Aramaic Bible
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver." - American King James Version
"A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in network of silver." - American Standard Version
"To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of silver." - Douay-Rheims Bible
"As apples of gold in pictures of silver, is a word spoken in season." - Darby Bible Translation
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in baskets of silver." - English Revised Version
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." - World English Bible
"Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times." - Young's Literal Translation
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