Proverbs 17:10
A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
In Context
11An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Cross References
Psalms 141:5Let the righteous smite me, it is kindness; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refuse: for yet my prayer also is [for them] in their calamities.
Proverbs 13:1A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Proverbs 19:25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge.
Proverbs 29:19A servant is not corrected by words: he understandeth indeed, but he will not answer.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:10
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. Note, 1. The way to preserve peace among relations and neighbours is to make the best of every thing, not to tell others what has been said or done against them when it is not at all necessary to their safety, nor to take notice of what has been said or done against them when it is not at all necessary to their safety, nor to take notice of what has been said or done against ourselves, but to excuse both, and… Read the whole commentary →