Proverbs 17:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him rebuke me; it shall be as excellent oil, which shall not break my head, for my prayer shall still be in their calamities.
  • Prov 9:8-9 : 8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be even wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
  • Prov 13:1 : 1 A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
  • Prov 15:5 : 5 A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.
  • Prov 19:25 : 25 Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
  • Prov 27:22 : 22 Though you pound a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
  • Prov 29:19 : 19 A servant will not be corrected by words; for though he understands, he will not respond.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 19:25
    79%

    25Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

    13In the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who is void of understanding.

    14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

  • Eccl 7:5
    78%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    78%

    5A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 9:7-9
    3 verses
    77%

    7He who reproves a scoffer gets to himself shame: and he who rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot.

    8Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

    9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be even wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

  • Prov 10:17
    77%

    17He is in the way of life who keeps instruction, but he who refuses reproof errs.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    76%

    31The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.

    32He who refuses instruction despises his own soul, but he who hears reproof gains understanding.

  • Prov 12:1
    76%

    1Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is foolish.

  • Prov 18:6
    75%

    6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

  • Prov 15:10
    75%

    10Correction is grievous to him who forsakes the way, and he who hates reproof shall die.

  • Prov 17:9
    75%

    9He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

  • Prov 19:29
    75%

    29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

  • Prov 25:12
    75%

    12Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.

  • Prov 17:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

    12Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.

  • Prov 10:8
    74%

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

  • Prov 13:16
    74%

    16Every prudent man deals with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly.

  • Prov 21:11
    74%

    11When the scorner is punished, the simple becomes wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise.

    16A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.

  • Prov 13:18
    74%

    18Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.

  • Prov 29:11
    74%

    11A fool utters all his mind; but a wise man keeps it in till afterward.

  • Eccl 9:17
    73%

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

  • Prov 22:15
    73%

    15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

    17He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

  • Prov 13:1
    73%

    1A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

  • Prov 26:3
    73%

    3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool’s back.

  • Prov 16:22
    73%

    22Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

  • Prov 20:30
    73%

    30The bruises of a wound cleanse away evil, so do stripes the inner depths of the heart.

  • Prov 10:19
    73%

    19In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 28:23
    72%

    23He who rebukes a man afterward shall find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 10:23
    72%

    23It is as a sport to a fool to do mischief, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

  • Prov 14:33
    72%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.

  • Prov 15:12
    72%

    12A scorner does not love one who reproves him, nor will he go to the wise.

  • Prov 27:5
    72%

    5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

  • Prov 29:1
    72%

    1He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Prov 17:27
    72%

    27He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.

  • Prov 15:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.

    2The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

  • Prov 26:5
    72%

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

  • Prov 14:8
    71%

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 19:10
    71%

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

  • Prov 14:29
    71%

    29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.