Proverbs 17:7-12 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

7. Fine speech is not becoming a fool, still less is false speech for a ruler.

8. The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner; everywhere he will turn, he will prosper.

9. He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.

10. A rebuke strikes him who understands deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.

11. An evil person will seek only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

12. May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 17