Ecclesiastes 7:5

American Standard Version 2015

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

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

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

Revelation 3:19

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

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame {\i shall be to} him that refuseth correction;\par\tab But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend;\par\tab But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding\par\tab Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

Proverbs 13:13

Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself;\par\tab But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

Proverbs 9:8

Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee:\par\tab Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

Psalm 69:12

They that sit in the gate talk of me;\par\tab And {\i I am} the song of the drunkards.

Proverbs 6:23

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

Proverbs 25:12

{\i As} an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,\par\tab {\i So 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.\par

Ecclesiastes 9:17

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

Ecclesiastes 12:11

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