Proverbs 17:12
English Standard Version
Proverbs 17:12
New International Version
12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.(A)
Proverbs 25:12
English Standard Version
Proverbs 25:12
New International Version
12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.(A)
Proverbs 27:17
English Standard Version
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another
Proverbs 27:17
New International Version
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 28:23
English Standard Version
Proverbs 28:23
New International Version
23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor
rather than one who has a flattering tongue.(A)
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