“A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.”
King James Version (KJV)
17:8 A precious stone - Pleasant and acceptable; and withal dazzles his eyes. Whithersoever - To whomsoever it is presented. But this, as also many of her proverbs, are to be understood of most men, not of all.
17:9 Covereth - That conceals as far as he may, other mens faults.
17:11 Rebellion - Against God. Messenger - Or, a cruel angel, the angel of death, the devil, or some bloody men employed by God to avenge his quarrel.
17:12 Folly - In the heat of his lust or passion.