Proverbs 17:9-11

International Standard Version

⁹ Anyone who overlooks^[a] an offense promotes love,
    but someone who gossips separates close friends.

¹⁰ A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding
    than a hundred lashes to a fool.
¹¹ A rebellious person seeks evil;
    a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him.