12 May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.
12 It’s better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs than a fool in his stupidity.
12 A ring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a rebuke of the wise to the ear of a listener.
12 Like a gold earring and a necklace of pure gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
17 As iron sharpens[a] iron, so one man sharpens another.[b]
17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend’s character.[a]
23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.
23 Whoever rebukes a man will later on find more favor than someone who flatters with his words.[a]
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