Proverbs 17:10

The English Standar Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

Let a righteous man strike me -- it is a kindness; let him rebuke me -- it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.

Proverbs 17:11

An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Proverbs 17:9

Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 27:22

Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.

Proverbs 29:19

By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.

Revelation 3:19

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