Ecclesiastes 7:6

Catholic Public Domain Version

It is better to be corrected by a wise man, than to be deceived by the false praise of the foolish.

Cross References

Psalm 118:12

Blessed are you, O Lord. Teach me your justifications.

Psalm 58:9

And you, O Lord, will laugh at them. You will lead all the Gentiles to nothing.

Proverbs 29:9

A wise man, if he were to contend with the foolish, whether in anger or in laughter, would find no rest.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

Laughter, I considered an error. And to rejoicing, I said: "Why are you being deceived, to no purpose?"

Amos 8:10

And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your hymns into lamentation. And I will put sackcloth over every one of your backs, and baldness on every head. And I will begin it like the mourning for an only-begotten son, and complete it like a bitter day.

Luke 16:25

And Abraham said to him: 'Son, recall that you received good things in your life, and in comparison, Lazarus received bad things. But now he is consoled, and truly you are tormented.

Luke 6:25

Woe to you who are satisfied, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.