Proverbs 17:10 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁰ A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred lashes on a fool.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ A reproof entereth more into a wise man Than an hundred stripes into a fool.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ 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)

¹⁰ A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person than a hundred lashes to a fool.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ A correction benefits more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.

Proverbs 17:10 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 141:5

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.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool despises his father’s discipline, but one who accepts reproof is smart.

Proverbs 17:11

An evil man seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Proverbs 17:9

Whoever covers up an offense seeks love. Whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a scoffer and the naïve will learn caution. rebuke a discerning person and he will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 27:22

Even if you pound the fool along with the grain in a mortar with a pestle, his foolishness would never leave him.

Proverbs 29:19

A servant cannot be corrected by words, for though he understands, he will not respond.

Revelation 3:19

Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore, be zealous and repent.