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

¹² Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
    is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.^(A)

¹⁷ As iron sharpens iron,
    so one person sharpens another.

²³ Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor
    rather than one who has a flattering tongue.^(A)