Proverbs 17:10
One reproofe more feareth a wise man, then an hundred stripes doth a foole.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
In Context
9Who so couereth a fault, procureth loue: but he that discloseth it, deuideth very frendes.
11A seditious person seketh mischiefe, and a cruell messenger shalbe sent agaynst hym.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:1A wise sonne [wil hearken] to his fathers warnyng: but he that is scorneful wil not heare when he is reproued.
Proverbs 19:25If thou smytest a scornefull person, the ignoraunt shall take better heede: and if thou reprouest one that hath vnderstanding, he wyll be the wyser.
Proverbs 29:19A [stubbourne] seruaunt wyll not be the better for wordes: for though he vnderstande, yet will he not regarde them.
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 →