Proverbs 17:12
New Living Translation
12 It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.
Proverbs 17:12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs
than to confront a fool immersed in folly.(A)
Proverbs 25:12
New Living Translation
12 To one who listens, valid criticism
is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.
Proverbs 25:12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.(A)
Proverbs 27:17
New Living Translation
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so a friend sharpens a friend.
Proverbs 27:17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens the wits[a] of another.
Footnotes
- 27.17 Heb face
Proverbs 28:23
New Living Translation
23 In the end, people appreciate honest criticism
far more than flattery.
Proverbs 28:23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
than one who flatters with the tongue.(A)
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