Ecclesiastes 7:5

New English Translation

It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.

Psalm 69:12

Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me; drunkards mock me in their songs.

Proverbs 13:13

The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but whoever esteems instruction will be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:18

The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

Proverbs 25:12

Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

Proverbs 9:8

Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they 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 merrymaking.

Ecclesiastes 9:17

The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.

Revelation 3:19

All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!