Proverbs 17:5-14

New International Version - UK

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
    whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are a crown to the aged,
    and parents are the pride of their children.

⁷ Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool –
    how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

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

⁹ Whoever would foster love covers over an offence,
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

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

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

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

¹³ Evil will never leave the house
    of one who pays back evil for good.

¹⁴ Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.