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12 It’s better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs
    than a fool in his stupidity.

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12 Like a gold earring and a necklace of pure gold
    is a wise reprover to a listening ear.

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17 Iron sharpens iron;
    so a man sharpens a friend’s character.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:17 Lit. countenance

23 Whoever rebukes a man will later on find more favor
    than someone who flatters with his words.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:23 Lit. tongue