Ecclesiastes 7:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

It is better to be criticized by the wise than praised by the foolish.

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

If good people correct me, I will consider it a good thing. If they criticize me, I will accept it like a warm welcome. But my prayer will always be against the wicked and the evil they do.

Revelation 3:19

“I correct and punish the people I love. So show that nothing is more important to you than living right. Change your hearts and lives.

Proverbs 13:18

If you refuse to learn from your mistakes, you will be poor, and no one will respect you. If you listen when you are criticized, you will be honored.

Proverbs 27:6

You can trust what your friend says, even when it hurts. But your enemies want to hurt you, even when they act nice.

Proverbs 17:10

Smart people learn more from a single correction than fools learn from a hundred beatings.

Proverbs 13:13

Those who reject a command hurt themselves; those who respect a command will be rewarded.

Proverbs 9:8

Don’t correct such people, or they will hate you. But correct those who are wise, and they will love you.

Psalm 69:12

They talk about me in public places. The beer drinkers make up songs about me.

Proverbs 6:23

Your parents give you commands and teachings that are like lights to show you the right way. This teaching corrects you and trains you to follow the path to life.

Proverbs 25:12

Wise advice to a listening ear is like gold earrings or fine jewelry.

Ecclesiastes 7:4

A wise person thinks about death, but a fool thinks only about having a good time.

Ecclesiastes 9:17

Words spoken by the wise are heard more clearly than those shouted by a leader among fools.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

Words from the wise are like sharp goads. When these sayings are written down and saved, they can be used to guide people, just as a shepherd uses a sharp stick to make his sheep go the right way.