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12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man,
    rather than a fool in his folly.

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12 Let a man meet (A)a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.

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12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than a fool bent on folly.(A)

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12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
    so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

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12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.

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12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
    is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.(A)

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17 Iron sharpens iron;
    so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

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17 As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

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17 As iron sharpens iron,
    so one person sharpens another.

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23 One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than one who flatters with the tongue.

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23 (A)He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward
Than he who flatters with the tongue.

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23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor
    rather than one who has a flattering tongue.(A)

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