Ecclesiastes 7:5

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

Let a good man strike or rebuke me in kindness, but let the oil of the wicked never anoint my head; for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.

Revelation 3:19

Those whom I love, I reprove and chasten; so be zealous and repent.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but he who heeds reproof is honored.

Proverbs 27:6

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

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.

Proverbs 13:13

He who despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who respects the commandment will be rewarded.

Proverbs 9:8

Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Psalm 69:12

I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me.

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

Proverbs 25:12

Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening 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 mirth.

Ecclesiastes 9:17

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

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The sayings of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings which are given by one Shepherd.