Verse 10

A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.

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 9:8-9 : 8 Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you. 9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
  • Prov 13:1 : 1 A wise son listens to his father's instruction, But a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.
  • Prov 15:5 : 5 A fool despises his father's correction, But he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
  • Prov 19:25 : 25 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
  • Prov 27:22 : 22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
  • Prov 29:19 : 19 A servant can't be corrected by words. Though he understands, yet he will not respond.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.