Proverbs 17:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 A single reprimand does more for a discerning person
than a hundred lashes for a fool.[a]
11 The wicked pursue only rebellion,
and a merciless messenger is sent against them.[b]
12 Face a bear robbed of her cubs,
but never fools in their folly![c]
Footnotes
- 17:10 A wonderful comment on the openness and sensitivity of the wise and the foolish. One type learns from a single word and for the other one hundred blows are not enough.
- 17:11 The irony is that such people will meet up with what they so energetically pursue—in the form of an unrelenting emissary sent to them.
- 17:12 Humorous hyperbole. An outraged dangerous beast poses less danger than a fool.
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