Verse 10

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let a righteous person strike me—it is a kindness; let them rebuke me—it is oil on my head, which my head will not refuse. For my prayer is still against the deeds of the wicked.
  • Prov 9:8-9 : 8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or they will hate you; rebuke a wise person, and they will love you. 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.
  • Prov 13:1 : 1 A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.
  • Prov 15:5 : 5 A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.
  • Prov 19:25 : 25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will gain wisdom; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
  • Prov 27:22 : 22 Though you grind a fool like grain in a mortar with a pestle, their foolishness will not leave them.
  • Prov 29:19 : 19 A servant cannot be corrected by mere words; even if he understands, he will not respond.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.