Proverbs 17:9-13
Proverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Proverbs 17:10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.