A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred lashes on a fool.
Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore, be zealous and repent.
A servant cannot be corrected by words, for though he understands, he will not respond.
Even if you pound the fool along with the grain in a mortar with a pestle, his foolishness would never leave him.
Strike a scoffer and the naïve will learn caution. rebuke a discerning person and he will gain knowledge.
A fool despises his father’s discipline, but one who accepts reproof is smart.
A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Let the righteous strike me— it is kindness. Let him correct me— it is oil on my head —my head will not refuse it. Yet still my prayer is against their wickedness.
Whoever covers up an offense seeks love. Whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.
An evil man seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.