Proverbs 17:10

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Proverbs 17:8–12 · Berean Standard Bible

8 A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

9 Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

10 A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Proverbs 9:8

Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

Proverbs 9:9

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 27:22

Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.

Proverbs 29:19

A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.

Psalms 141:5

Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

Revelation 3:19

Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.