Proverbs 17:8-10

New Life Version

⁸ Being paid in secret for wrong-doing is like a stone of much worth to the one who has it. Wherever he turns, he does well.

⁹ He who covers a sin looks for love. He who tells of trouble separates good friends.

¹⁰ A man of understanding learns more from being told the right thing to do than a fool learns from being beaten a hundred times.