Ecclesiastes 7:5

King James 2000

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 strike me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be against their evil.

Psalm 69:12

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

Proverbs 13:13

Whosoever despises the word shall be destroyed: but he that fears the commandment shall be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuses instruction: but he that regards reproof shall be honored.

Proverbs 17:10

A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

Proverbs 25:12

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Proverbs 6:23

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

Proverbs 9:8

Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fixed by the masters of assemblies, which are given by one shepherd.

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 wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools.

Revelation 3:19

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