How we cite our quotes: (Chapter:Verse)
Quote #7
Sometimes there is a way that seems to be right, but in the end it is the way to death. (NRSV 16:25)
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. (KJV 16:25)
This proverb urges people towards more closely considering their choices—something that's superficially promising might ultimately prove destructive. It also relates to the general uncertainty involved in every undertaking.
Quote #8
A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person than a hundred blows into a fool […] Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs than to confront a fool immersed in folly. (NRSV 17:10, 12)
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool […] Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. (KJV 17:10, 12)
It's pointless to rebuke fools because of their thick headed-ness. But the wise can profit from a rebuke, since they're more reflective.
Quote #9
Even fools who keep silent are considered wise; when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent. (NRSV 17:28)
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. (KJV 17:28)
This is sort of similar to the saying, "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." But in this case, the proverb points out that people will actually probably think you're smart if you retain a mysterious silence.