Ecclesiastes 7:5

The Scriptures 1998

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

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous one smite me Or reprove me in kindness – It is oil on my head. Let my head not refuse it. My prayer is still against their evil deeds.

Psalm 69:12

They who sit in the gate talk about me, And I am the song of the drunkards.

Proverbs 13:13

He who despises the Word is destroyed, But he who fears the command is rewarded.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame are for him Who ignores discipline, But he who heeds reproof is esteemed.

Proverbs 17:10

Reproof enters deeper into a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.

Proverbs 25:12

A ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, Is a wise one’s reproof to an ear that hears.

Proverbs 27:6

The wounds of a friend are true, But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Proverbs 6:23

For the command is a lamp, And the Torah a light, And reproofs of discipline a way of life,

Proverbs 9:8

Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you; Reprove a wise one, and he loves you.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are like goads, and as nails driven by the masters of collections – they were 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 rejoicing.

Ecclesiastes 9:17

The words of the wise, spoken calmly, should be heard rather than the shout of a ruler of fools.

Revelation 3:19

“As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. So be ardent and repent.