Ecclesiastes 7:5 - English Standard Version 2016

⁵ It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Common English Bible

⁵ It is better to obey the reprimand of the wise than to listen to the song of fools,

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ The heart of the wise is a place of mourning, and the heart of the foolish is a place of rejoicing.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ The heart of the wise is where there is mourning, and the heart of fools where there is mirth.

Ecclesiastes 7:5 Tagairtí Cros

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.

Psalm 69:12

I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me.

Proverbs 13:13

Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.

Proverbs 17:10

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

Proverbs 25:12

Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

Proverbs 9:8

Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are 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 mirth.

Ecclesiastes 9:17

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

Revelation 3:19

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