Ecclesiastes 7:5

Modern King James Version

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 correct me, it is oil on my head, let not my head refuse it; for still my prayer also shall be against their wickedness.

Revelation 3:19

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

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who listens to correction shall be honored.

Proverbs 27:6

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

Proverbs 17:10

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

Proverbs 13:13

Whoever despises the Word shall be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.

Proverbs 9:8

Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you; give to a wise man, and he will love you.

Psalm 69:12

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

Proverbs 6:23

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

Proverbs 25:12

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

Ecclesiastes 7:4

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of laughter.

Ecclesiastes 9:17

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

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are like goads; yes, their collected words are like nails driven home; they are given from one Shepherd.