Proverbs 17:9-11

Christian Standard Bible

⁹ Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,^(A)
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.^(B)

¹⁰ A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

¹¹ An evil person desires only rebellion;
a cruel messenger^[a](C) will be sent against him.