Let the righteous one smite me Or reprove me in loving-commitment – It is oil on my head. Let my head not refuse it. My prayer is still against their evil deeds.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 - The Scriptures 2009 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for man to hear the song of fools. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools. American Standard Version (1901) It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. Common English Bible It is better to obey the reprimand of the wise than to listen to the song of fools, Catholic Public Domain Version The heart of the wise is a place of mourning, and the heart of the foolish is a place of rejoicing. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The heart of the wise is where there is mourning, and the heart of fools where there is mirth. |
Let the righteous one smite me Or reprove me in loving-commitment – It is oil on my head. Let my head not refuse it. My prayer is still against their evil deeds.
They who sit in the gate talk about me, And I am the song of the drunkards.
He who despises the Word is destroyed, But he who fears the command is rewarded.
Poverty and shame are for him Who ignores discipline, But he who heeds reproof is esteemed.
Reproof enters deeper into a wise man Than a hundred strikes on a fool.
A ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, Is a wise one’s reproof to an ear that hears.
The wounds of a loved one are true, But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
For the command is a lamp, And the Torah a light, And reproofs of discipline a way of life,
Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you; Reprove a wise one, and he loves you.
The words of the wise are like goads, and as nails driven by the masters of collections – they were given by one Shepherd.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of rejoicing.
The words of the wise, spoken calmly, should be heard rather than the shout of a ruler of fools.
“As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. So be ardent and repent.