Proverbs 17:10-12

Jubilee Bible 2000

¹⁰ ¶ Reproof is of more benefit to a wise man than a hundred stripes to a fool.

¹¹ ¶ The rebellious man seeks only evil; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

¹² ¶ It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.