A good person can correct me.\par That would be kind of him.\par Your followers can criticize me.\par It would be good for them to do that.\par I would accept that.\par But I will always pray against\par the bad things those bad people do.\par
Proverbs 17:10 - Easy To Read Version A smart person learns from the things he does wrong. But a fool learns nothing, even after a hundred lessons. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A reproof entereth more into a wise man Than an hundred stripes into a fool. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A reproof enters deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred lashes into a [self-confident] fool. [Isa. 32:6.] American Standard Version (1901) A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool. Common English Bible A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person than a hundred lashes to a fool. Catholic Public Domain Version A correction benefits more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool. |
A good person can correct me.\par That would be kind of him.\par Your followers can criticize me.\par It would be good for them to do that.\par I would accept that.\par But I will always pray against\par the bad things those bad people do.\par
A wise son listens carefully when his father tells him what to do. But a proud person does not listen when people try to correct him.
A foolish person refuses to listen to his father’s advice. But a wise person listens closely when people try to teach him.
An evil person only wants to do wrong. In the end, God will send a messenger to punish him.
If you forgive a person who does wrong to you, then you can be friends. But if you continue to remember the wrong that he did, then it will hurt your friendship.
Some people show no respect for anything—those foolish people must be punished and forced to learn their lesson. But for a wise person, it’s enough just to tell them that they did wrong.
You can grind a fool to powder, and still you will not force the foolishness out of him.
A servant won’t learn a lesson if you only talk to him. That servant may understand your words but he won’t obey.
“I correct and punish those people that I love. So start trying hard! Change your hearts and lives!