Proverbs 17:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁰ A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person than a hundred blows into a fool.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ A reproof entereth more into a wise man Than an hundred stripes into a fool.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ A reproof enters deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred lashes into a [self-confident] fool. [Isa. 32:6.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person than a hundred lashes to a fool.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ A correction benefits more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.

Proverbs 17:10 Cross References

Revelation 3:19

I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.

Proverbs 29:19

By mere words slaves are not disciplined, for though they understand, they will not give heed.

Proverbs 27:22

Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, but the folly will not be driven out.

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool despises a parent’s instruction, but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise child loves discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous strike me; let the faithful correct me. Never let the oil of the wicked anoint my head, for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.

Proverbs 17:9

One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.

Proverbs 17:11

Evil people seek only rebellion, but a cruel messenger will be sent against them.