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Don’t speak in the ears of a fool,
    for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

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Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
    for he will despise the good sense of your words.

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12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
    so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

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12 Like (A)a gold ring or an ornament of gold
    is a wise reprover to (B)a listening ear.

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Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.
The wounds of a friend are faithful,
    although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

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(A)Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.
Faithful are (B)the wounds of a friend;
    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

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17 Iron sharpens iron;
    so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

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17 Iron sharpens iron,
    and one man sharpens another.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another

29 He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck
    will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

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29 (A)He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck,
    will suddenly be (B)broken (C)beyond healing.

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