Proverbs 17:8-10

Jubilee Bible 2000

⁸ ¶ A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.

⁹ ¶ He that covers a transgression seeks love, but he that repeats a matter separates very friends.

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