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12 May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring
    and not a fool in his folly.

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12 Let a (A)person meet a (B)bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his foolishness.

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12 A ring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
    is a rebuke of the wise to the ear of a listener.

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12 Like [a]an (A)earring of gold and a (B)jewelry piece of (C)fine gold,
Is a wise person who offers rebukes to a (D)listening ear.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:12 Or a nose ring

17 As iron sharpens[a] iron,
    so one man sharpens another.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:17 Or “is united with”
  2. Proverbs 27:17 Literally “a man sharpens the faces of his friend”

17 As iron sharpens iron,
So one person sharpens another.

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23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
    than he who flatters with the tongue.

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23 One who (A)rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
Than one who (B)flatters with the tongue.

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