12 May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.
12 Let a man meet (A)a bear robbed of her cubs,Rather than a fool in his folly.
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 an earring of gold and an ornament of fine goldIs a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.
17 As iron sharpens[a] iron, so one man sharpens another.[b]
17 As iron sharpens iron,So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.
23 (A)He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterwardThan he who flatters with the tongue.
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
