It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.
Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.
Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me.
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.
The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd.