Proverbs 25:11-16

¹¹A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

¹²Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

¹³As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.

¹⁴As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.

¹⁵A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.

¹⁶If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.