Ecclesiastes 7:5

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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 smite 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 in their calamities.

Psalm 69:12

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

Proverbs 13:13

Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: But he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

Proverbs 17:10

A reproof entereth more into a wise man Than an 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 scorner, lest he hate thee: Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from 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 ruleth among fools.

Revelation 3:19

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