Proverbs 17:12
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than to meet a fool in his stupidity.
Proverbs 25:12
Legacy Standard Bible
12 Like [a]an (A)earring of gold and an (B)ornament of (C)fine gold
Is a wise reprover to a (D)listening ear.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:12 Or a nose ring
Proverbs 25:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 To ears that listen, a wise person’s correction
is like a gold ring or like jewelry made of pure gold.
Proverbs 27:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17
Evangelical Heritage Version
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and a man sharpens the insight of his friend.
Proverbs 28:23
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 28:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 In the end a person who corrects someone will find more favor
than a person with a flattering tongue.
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