A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Ver. 11. A word fitly spoken.] Hebrew, Spoken upon his wheels - that is, rightly ordered and circumstantiated, spoken with a grace, and in due place. It is an excellent skill to be able to time a word, Isa 50:4 to set it upon the wheels, as here. How "good" are such words! Pro 15:23 how "forcible!" Job 6:25 How pleasant! even "like apples of gold in pictures, or lattices of silver," not only precious for matter, Ecc 12:10 but delectable for order, as gold put in a case of silver cut work.