Ecclesiastes 7:5

WEB

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

KJV

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

BSB

⁵It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

FBV

⁵It's better to listen to criticism from a wise person than to hear the song of fools.

Extra References

Proverbs 15:31-32

³¹The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise. ³²He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.

Psalms 141:5

⁵Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

Revelation 3:19

¹⁹As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

Proverbs 17:10

¹⁰A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

Proverbs 13:18

¹⁸Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored.

Proverbs 9:8

⁸Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

Psalms 69:12

¹²Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

Proverbs 13:13

¹³Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.

Proverbs 27:6

⁶The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.