Proverbs 17:12
Expanded Bible
12 It is ·better [safer] to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than to meet a fool doing foolish things.
Proverbs 17:12
Amplified Bible
12
Let a man meet a [ferocious] bear robbed of her cubs
Rather than the [angry, narcissistic] fool in his folly.(A)
Proverbs 25:12
Expanded Bible
12 A wise ·warning [correction] to ·someone who will listen [L a listening ear]
is as valuable as gold earrings or fine gold jewelry.
Proverbs 25:12
Amplified Bible
12
Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise reprover to an ear that listens and learns.
Proverbs 27:17
Expanded Bible
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so people ·can improve each other [sharpen their friends].
Proverbs 27:17
Amplified Bible
17
As iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens [and influences] another [through discussion].
Proverbs 28:23
Expanded Bible
23 Those who correct others will later ·be liked [find favor]
more than those who ·give false praise [L have a flattering tongue].
Proverbs 28:23
Amplified Bible
23
He who [appropriately] reprimands a [wise] man will afterward find more favor
Than he who flatters with the tongue.
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