Ecclesiastes 7:5

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous smite me; [it shall be] a kindness: and let him reprove me; [it shall be] an excellent oil, [which] shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also [shall be] in their calamities.
  • Prov 15:31-32 : 31 ¶ The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. 32 ¶ He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
  • Prov 13:18 : 18 ¶ Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
  • Ps 69:12 : 12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I [was] the song of the drunkards.
  • Prov 9:8 : 8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
  • Prov 13:13 : 13 ¶ Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
  • Prov 17:10 : 10 ¶ A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
  • Prov 27:6 : 6 Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 ‹As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.›

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 7:2-4
    3 verses
    85%

    2[It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that [is] the end of all men; and the living will lay [it] to his heart.

    3Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

    4The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth.

  • Eccl 7:6
    81%

    6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.

  • Eccl 9:16-17
    2 verses
    80%

    16Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard.

    17The words of wise [men are] heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    78%

    31¶ The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

    32¶ He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

  • Prov 17:10
    78%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    78%

    5¶ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 1:5
    77%

    5A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

  • Prov 12:15
    76%

    15¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13¶ Better [is] a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    76%

    4¶ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7¶ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge.

    8¶ The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.

  • Prov 23:9
    75%

    9¶ Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

  • Prov 10:8
    75%

    8¶ The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33¶ Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known.

  • Prov 8:5
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    5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14¶ The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1¶ Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

  • Prov 19:1
    74%

    1¶ Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  • Prov 15:7
    74%

    7¶ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.

  • Prov 13:1
    74%

    1¶ A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

  • Eccl 7:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

    10Say not thou, What is [the cause] that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

  • Prov 25:12
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    12[As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2¶ The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11¶ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.

  • Prov 27:5
    74%

    5¶ Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.

  • Prov 24:7
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    7¶ Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

  • Prov 1:7
    73%

    7¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.

  • Prov 15:21
    73%

    21¶ Folly [is] joy to [him that is] destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

  • Prov 16:22
    73%

    22¶ Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly.

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3¶ In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  • Prov 29:9
    73%

    9¶ [If] a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, [there is] no rest.

  • Prov 12:23
    73%

    23¶ A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  • Prov 9:7
    73%

    7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.

  • Prov 13:16
    73%

    16¶ Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.

  • Prov 14:24
    73%

    24¶ The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.

  • Prov 10:14
    73%

    14¶ Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.

  • Prov 10:23
    73%

    23¶ [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

  • Prov 17:24
    73%

    24¶ Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 17:16
    73%

    16¶ Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?

  • Prov 19:20
    72%

    20¶ Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

  • Prov 19:10
    72%

    10¶ Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 18:15
    72%

    15¶ The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

  • Prov 14:16
    72%

    16¶ A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.