It is betterto listento the rebukeof a wisemanThanfor oneto listento the songof fools.
Let the righteoussmiteme in kindnessand reproveme; It is oilupon the head;Do not let my headrefuseit, For stillmy prayeris against their wickeddeeds.
Those whomI love,I reproveand discipline;thereforebe zealousand repent.
Povertyand shame[will come] to him who neglectsdiscipline,But he who regardsreproofwill be honored.
Faithfulare the woundsof a friend,But deceitfulare the kissesof an enemy.
A rebukegoesdeeperinto one who hasunderstandingThana hundredblowsinto a fool.
The one who despisesthe wordwill be in debtto it, But the one who fearsthe commandmentwill be rewarded.
Do not reprovea scoffer,orhe will hateyou, Reprovea wisemanand he will loveyou.
Those who sitin the gatetalkabout me, And I [am] the songof the drunkards.
For the commandmentis a lampand the teachingis light;And reproofsfor disciplineare the wayof life
[Like] an earringof goldand an ornamentof finegoldIs a wisereproverto a listeningear.
The mindof the wiseis in the houseof mourning,While the mindof foolsis in the houseof pleasure.
The wordsof the wiseheardin quietnessare [better] thanthe shoutingof a ruleramong fools.
The wordsof wisemenare like goads,and mastersof [these] collectionsare like well-drivennails;they are givenby oneShepherd.
