Proverbs 17:8-12

⁸A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.

⁹He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.

¹⁰A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

¹¹An evil man seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

¹²Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.