Ecclesiastes 7:5

A Conservative Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

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

Revelation 3:19

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame [are to] him who refuses correction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke enters deeper into him who has understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

Proverbs 13:13

He who despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.

Proverbs 9:8

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

Psalm 69:12

Those who sit in the gate talk of me, and [I am] the song of the drunkards.

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

Proverbs 25:12

An earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

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 heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened [by] the masters of assemblies. They have been given from one shepherd.