Proverbs 17:8-12 New Century Version (NCV)

8. Some people think they can pay others to do anything they ask.They think it will work every time.

9. Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend,but gossiping about the sin breaks up friendships.

10. A wise person will learn more from a warningthan a fool will learn from a hundred lashings.

11. Disobedient people look only for trouble,so a cruel messenger will be sent against them.

12. It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubsthan to meet a fool doing foolish things.

Proverbs 17