Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. More versionsKing 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 smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.