Ecclesiastes 7:5
It is better to hear a reproof of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Brenton Septuagint
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.
6As the sound of thorns under a caldron, so is the laughter of fools: this is also vanity.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:8Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 13:18Instruction removes poverty and disgrace: but he that attends to reproofs shall be honoured.
Proverbs 17:10A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.
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 →