Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 5141 [e] נֶ֣זֶם ne-zem [Like] an earring N-msc 2091 [e] זָ֭הָב zā-hāḇ of gold N-ms 2481 [e] וַחֲלִי־ wa-ḥă-lî- and an ornament Conj-w | N-msc 3800 [e] כָ֑תֶם ḵā-ṯem; of fine gold N-ms 3198 [e] מוֹכִ֥יחַ mō-w-ḵî-aḥ [Is] a rebuker V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms 2450 [e] חָ֝כָ֗ם ḥā-ḵām, wise Adj-ms 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- to Prep 241 [e] אֹ֥זֶן ’ō-zen an ear N-fs 8085 [e] שֹׁמָֽעַת׃ šō-mā-‘aṯ. obedient V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs

New American Standard Bible
Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold Is a wise reprover to a listening ear.

King James Bible
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A wise correction to a receptive ear is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold.

an ear-ring

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