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 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.