Ecclesiastes 7:5
It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
In Context
4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
Cross References
Psalms 69:12Those who sit in the gate talk of me, and [I am] the song of the drunkards.
Proverbs 9:8Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee. Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 13:18Poverty and shame [are to] him who refuses correction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.
Proverbs 17:10A rebuke enters deeper into him who has understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:2-7
The Value of a Good Name. 1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of… Read the whole commentary →