Ecclesiastes 7:5 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁵ It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Common English Bible

⁵ It is better to obey the reprimand of the wise than to listen to the song of fools,

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ 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

⁵ The heart of the wise is where there is mourning, and the heart of fools where there is mirth.

Ecclesiastes 7:5 Cross References

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

Psalm 69:12

They that sit in the gate talk of me; And I am the song of the drunkards.

Proverbs 13:13

Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself: But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction: But he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

Proverbs 17:10

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

Proverbs 25:12

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend: But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Proverbs 9:8

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

Ecclesiastes 7:4

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

Ecclesiastes 9:17

The words of the wise spoken in quiet are heard more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Revelation 3:19

As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.