¹¹ A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

²³ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

²⁶ Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.

¹⁰ The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

⁴ The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.