โInauris aurea, et margaritum fulgens, qui arguit sapientem et aurem obedientem.โ
โAs an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.โ
โLike an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise manโs rebuke to a listening ear.โ
โAs an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.โ
โAs an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.โ
Bright. Hebrew chali cathem, โan ornament of fine gold,โ (Montanus; Protestants; Haydock) may probably denote a collar or ring. The eastern nations wore rings fixed at the top of the ears, and under the nose. Some were so large that they put their meat through them. The Scripture often alludes to these customs, which are so different from ours. (Canticle of Canticles vii. 1.)
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. 12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.