10. Lest he who hears you revile you and bring shame upon you and your ill repute have no end.
11. A word fitly spoken and in due season is like apples of gold in settings of silver. [Prov. 15:23; Isa. 50:4.]
12. Like an earring or nose ring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise reprover to an ear that listens and obeys.
13. Like the cold of snow [brought from the mountains] in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the life of his masters.
14. Whoever falsely boasts of gifts [he does not give] is like clouds and wind without rain. [Jude 12.]
15. By long forbearance and calmness of spirit a judge or ruler is persuaded, and soft speech breaks down the most bonelike resistance. [Gen. 32:4; I Sam. 25:24; Prov. 15:1; 16:14.]
16. Have you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as is sufficient for you, lest, being filled with it, you vomit it.
17. Let your foot seldom be in your neighbor's house, lest he become tired of you and hate you.
18. A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a heavy sledgehammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19. Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint.
20. He who sings songs to a heavy heart is like him who lays off a garment in cold weather and like vinegar upon soda. [Dan. 6:18; Rom. 12:15.]