Ecclesiastes 7:5
It is better to geue eare to the chastening of a wyse man, then to heare the songue of fooles:
Bible (Bishops')
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
Cross References
Proverbs 9:8Reproue not a scorner, lest he owe thee euyll will: but rebuke a wyse man, and he wyll loue thee.
Proverbs 13:18He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouertie and shame: but who so regardeth correction, shall come to honour.
Proverbs 17:10One reproofe more feareth a wise man, then an hundred stripes doth a foole.
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 →