Verse 5

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

Referenced Verses

• Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous smite me, [it shall be] a kindness; And let him reprove me, [it shall be as] oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
• Prov 15:31-32 : 31 The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise. 32 He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.
• Prov 13:18 : 18 Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
• Ps 69:12 : 12 They that sit in the gate talk of me; And [I am] the song of the drunkards.
• Prov 9:8 : 8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
• Prov 13:13 : 13 Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
• Prov 17:10 : 10 A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
• Prov 27:6 : 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
• Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.