Ecclesiastes 7:5

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

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

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous one strike me; it is a mercy; and he rebuking me, it is oil of the head, let not my head refuse it; for yet my prayer also shall be against their evils.

Psalm 69:12

They who sit in the gate meditated on me; and I was the song of drinkers of fermented liquor.

Proverbs 13:13

He who despises the Word shall ruin himself, but one fearing the commandment, he shall be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame shall be to him letting chastening go, but he who keeps to chastisement shall be honored.

Proverbs 17:10

A reproof goes down more into one discerning than a hundred blows striking into a fool .

Proverbs 25:12

As a ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is the reproving of a wise one on a hearing ear.

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of one who loves, and being plentiful are the kisses of one who hates.

Proverbs 6:23

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

Proverbs 9:8

Do not reprove one scorning, lest he hate you; reprove a wise one, and he will love you.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of wise ones are as goads; yea, as nails driven in are the masters of collections, they are given from one Shepherd.

Ecclesiastes 7:4

The heart of the wise ones is in the house of mourning; but the heart of the fool is in the house of mirth.

Ecclesiastes 9:17

The words of wise ones are heard in quiet, more than the cry of one who rules among fools.

Revelation 3:19

I, as many “as I love, I rebuke and I chasten.” Be zealous, then, and repent. Prov. 3:12