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Proverbs 17:8-12 New English Translation (NET)

8. A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it;in whatever he does he succeeds.

9. The one who forgives an offense seeks love,but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

10. A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning personthan a hundred blows on a fool.

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

12. It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs,than to encounter a fool in his folly.

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