Proverbs 17:9-11

New Living Translation

⁹Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
but dwelling on it separates close friends.

¹⁰A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.

¹¹Evil people are eager for rebellion,
but they will be severely punished.

Proverbs 17:9-11

New International Version

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

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

¹¹Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.

⁹He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

¹⁰A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

¹¹An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)