Proverbs 17:8-10

New International Reader's Version

⁸Those who give money think it will buy them favors.
They think that no matter where they turn, they will succeed.

⁹Whoever wants to show love forgives a wrong.
But those who talk about it separate close friends.

¹⁰A person who understands what is right learns more from just a warning
than a foolish person learns from 100 strokes with a whip.

Proverbs 17:8-10

New International Version

⁸A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.^(A)

⁹Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,^(B)
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.^(C)

¹⁰A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

New International Version (NIV)