Proverbs 17:10

The Message

A quiet rebuke to a person of good sense does more than a whack on the head of a fool.

Cross References

Proverbs 13:1

Intelligent children listen to their parents; foolish children do their own thing.

Proverbs 15:5

Moral dropouts won’t listen to their elders; welcoming correction is a mark of good sense.

Proverbs 17:11

Criminals out looking for nothing but trouble won’t have to wait long—they’ll meet it coming and going!

Proverbs 17:9

Overlook an offense and bond a friendship; fasten on to a slight and—good-bye, friend!

Proverbs 19:25

Punish the insolent—make an example of them. Who knows? Somebody might learn a good lesson.

Proverbs 27:22

Pound on a fool all you like— you can’t pound out foolishness.

Proverbs 29:19

It takes more than talk to keep workers in line; mere words go in one ear and out the other.

Revelation 3:19

“The people I love, I call to account—prod and correct and guide so that they’ll live at their best. Up on your feet, then! About face! Run after God!