Proverbs 17:10
Ge'arah (scolding) goeth deeper into a meiven 1 than a hundred blows into a kesil (fool). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
In Context
11A rah seeketh only rebellion; 1 therefore a merciless malach shall be sent to him. 1
Cross References
Psalms 141:5Let the tzaddik strike me; it shall be chesed; 1 and let him reprove me; it shall be shemen, 1 which my rosh shall not refuse; 1 for still shall my tefillah be against their evil deeds. 1
Proverbs 13:1A ben chacham heareth his musar av, 1 but a scoffer heareth not ge'arah (scolding, rebuke). 1
Proverbs 19:25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn what is prudent, 1 and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand da'as. 1
Proverbs 29:19An eved will not be corrected by devarim, 1 for though he understand he will not answer. 1
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 →