Ecclesiastes 7:5
The heart of the wise is a place of mourning, and the heart of the foolish is a place of rejoicing.
Catholic Public Domain 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
6It is better to be corrected by a wise man, than to be deceived by the false praise of the foolish.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:8Do not be willing to argue with a mocker, lest he hate you. Dispute with the wise, and he will love you.
Proverbs 13:18Destitution and disgrace are for those who abandon discipline. But whoever agrees with a reproof shall be glorified.
Proverbs 17:10A correction benefits more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.
Revelation 3:19Those whom I love, I rebuke and chastise. Therefore, be zealous and do penance.
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 →