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Proverbs 17:12
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12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man,
    rather than a fool in his folly.

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Listen to Proverbs 17:12, Proverbs 25:12, Proverbs 27:17, Proverbs 28:23
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Proverbs 17:12
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12 Let a man meet (A)a she-bear robbed of her cubs
    (B)rather than a fool in his folly.

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Proverbs 25:12
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12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
    so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

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Proverbs 25:12
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12 Like (A)a gold ring or an ornament of gold
    is a wise reprover to (B)a listening ear.

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Proverbs 27:17
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17 Iron sharpens iron;
    so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

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Proverbs 27:17
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17 Iron sharpens iron,
    and one man sharpens another.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another
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Proverbs 28
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Proverbs 28:23
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23 One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than one who flatters with the tongue.

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Proverbs 28:23
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23 Whoever (A)rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than (B)he who flatters with his tongue.

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