Ecclesiastes 7:5
Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, || Than [for] a man to hear a song of fools,
Literal Standard Version
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 a house of mourning, || And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.
6For as the noise of thorns under the pot, || So [is] the laughter of a fool, even this [is] vanity.
Cross References
Psalms 69:12Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, || And those drinking strong drink, || Play on instruments.
Proverbs 9:8Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you, || Give reproof to the wise, and he loves you.
Proverbs 13:18Whoever is refusing instruction—poverty and shame, || And whoever is observing reproof is honored.
Proverbs 17:10Rebuke comes down on the intelligent || More than one hundred stripes on a fool.
Revelation 3:19As many as I cherish, I convict and discipline; be zealous, then, and convert;
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 →