Proverbs 17:12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs
than to confront a fool immersed in folly.(A)
Proverbs 17:12
International Standard Version
12 It’s better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs
than a fool in his stupidity.
Proverbs 25:12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.(A)
Proverbs 25:12
International Standard Version
12 Like a gold earring and a necklace of pure gold
is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
Proverbs 27:17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens the wits[a] of another.
Notas al pie
- 27.17 Heb face
Proverbs 27:17
International Standard Version
17 Iron sharpens iron;
so a man sharpens a friend’s character.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 27:17 Lit. countenance
Proverbs 28:23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
than one who flatters with the tongue.(A)
Proverbs 28:23
International Standard Version
23 Whoever rebukes a man will later on find more favor
than someone who flatters with his words.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 28:23 Lit. tongue
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