Proverbs 17:8-10
New Century Version
8 Some people think they can pay others to do anything they ask.
They think it will work every time.
9 Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend,
but gossiping about the sin breaks up friendships.
10 A wise person will learn more from a warning
than a fool will learn from a hundred lashings.
Proverbs 17:8-10
New International Version
8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.(A)
9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,(B)
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.(C)
10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
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