Ecclesiastes 7:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 141:5 : 5 May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.
  • Prov 15:31-32 : 31 The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise. 32 The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever listens to reproof acquires understanding.
  • Prov 13:18 : 18 The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.
  • Ps 69:12 : 12 Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me; drunkards mock me in their songs.
  • Prov 9:8 : 8 Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.
  • Prov 13:13 : 13 The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but whoever esteems direction will be rewarded.
  • Prov 17:10 : 10 A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.
  • Prov 27:6 : 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 7:2-4
    3 verses
    85%

    2It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.

    3Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.

  • Eccl 7:6
    81%

    6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

  • Eccl 9:16-17
    2 verses
    80%

    16So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

    17Wisdom versus Fools, Sin, and Folly The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    78%

    31The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

    32The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever listens to reproof acquires understanding.

  • Prov 17:10
    78%

    10A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

  • Prov 15:5
    78%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 1:5
    77%

    5(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

  • Prov 12:15
    76%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Eccl 4:13
    76%

    13Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.

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

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 23:9
    75%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 10:8
    75%

    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 14:33
    75%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 8:5
    75%

    5You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

  • Prov 15:14
    75%

    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Eccl 5:1
    75%

    1Rash Vows(4:17) Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.

  • Prov 19:1
    74%

    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Prov 15:7
    74%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Prov 13:1
    74%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Eccl 7:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

    10Do not say,“Why were the old days better than these days?” for it is not wise to ask that.

  • Prov 25:12
    74%

    12Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.

  • Prov 15:2
    74%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 29:11
    74%

    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Prov 27:5
    74%

    5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

  • Prov 24:7
    74%

    7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 1:7
    73%

    7Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.

  • Prov 15:21
    73%

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 16:22
    73%

    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 29:9
    73%

    9When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

  • Prov 12:23
    73%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 9:7
    73%

    7Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

  • Prov 13:16
    73%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 14:24
    73%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

  • Prov 10:14
    73%

    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Prov 10:23
    73%

    23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

  • Prov 17:24
    73%

    24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 17:16
    73%

    16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?

  • Prov 19:20
    72%

    20Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

  • Prov 19:10
    72%

    10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

  • Prov 18:15
    72%

    15The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 14:16
    72%

    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.