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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:8 Or “master”
  2. Proverbs 17:8 Literally “to all which”

A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
    they think success will come at every turn.(A)

Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,(B)
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.(C)

10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
    more than a hundred lashes a fool.

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