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 strike me, it is kindness; Let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; Don't let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.
• Prov 15:31-32 : 31 The ear that listens to reproof lives, And will be at home among the wise. 32 He who refuses correction despises his own soul, But he who listens to reproof gets understanding.
• Prov 13:18 : 18 Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, But he who heeds correction shall be honored.
• Ps 69:12 : 12 Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.
• Prov 9:8 : 8 Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
• Prov 13:13 : 13 Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, But he who respects a command will be rewarded.
• Prov 17:10 : 10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
• Prov 27:6 : 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; Although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
• Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.