Proverbs 23:9
English Standard Version
9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
for he will despise the good sense of your words.
Proverbs 23:9
Revised Standard Version
9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 25:12
English Standard Version
Proverbs 25:12
Revised Standard Version
12 Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
Proverbs 27:5-6
English Standard Version
5 (A)Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Faithful are (B)the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:5-6
Revised Standard Version
5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:17
English Standard Version
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another
Proverbs 27:17
Revised Standard Version
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 29:1
English Standard Version
29 (A)He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck,
will suddenly be (B)broken (C)beyond healing.
Proverbs 29:1
Revised Standard Version
29 He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck,
will suddenly be broken beyond healing.
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