8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.
11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.
12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
Read all of James 1 NIVMany are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him.
Read all of Psalm 32 NIVI denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor. Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun.
Read all of Ecclesiastes 2 NIVFor the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Read all of Hebrews 4 NIVFor I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.
Read all of Deuteronomy 30 NIVFathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Read all of Ephesians 6 NIVFinally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.
Read all of 1 Peter 3 NIV
Commentary on Today's Verse
Commentary on Proverbs 17:10
(Read Proverbs 17:10)
A gentle reproof will enter, not only into the head, but into the heart of a wise man.