Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
In Context
9Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
11An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Cross References
Psalms 141:5Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
Proverbs 13:1A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 19:25Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 29:19A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
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 →