Proverbs 17:12
Authorized (King James) Version
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,
rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:12
New King James Version
12 Let a man meet (A)a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 25:12
Authorized (King James) Version
12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Proverbs 25:12
New King James Version
12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.
Proverbs 27:17
Authorized (King James) Version
17 Iron sharpeneth iron;
so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:17
New King James Version
17 As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 28:23
Authorized (King James) Version
23 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour
than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Proverbs 28:23
New King James Version
23 (A)He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward
Than he who flatters with the tongue.
KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
