Ecclesiastes 7:5
It is better to hear a reproof of a wise man, 1 Than for a man to hear the song of fools. 1
Updated 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
6As the sound of thorns under a caldron, 1 So is the laughter of fools: 1 This is also vanity. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 9:8Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate thee: 1 Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 1
Proverbs 13:18Instruction removes poverty and disgrace: 1 But he that attends to reproofs shall be honored. 1
Proverbs 17:10A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; 1 But a fool, though scourged, understands not. 1
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 →