Proverbs 17:10 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁰ A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding 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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁰ A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.

Proverbs 17:10 Cross References

Psalm 141:5

Let a good man strike or rebuke me in kindness, but let the oil of the wicked never anoint my head; for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who heeds admonition is prudent.

Proverbs 17:11

An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Proverbs 17:9

He who forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend.

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 27:22

Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.

Proverbs 29:19

By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not give heed.

Revelation 3:19

Those whom I love, I reprove and chasten; so be zealous and repent.