Proverbs 17:10
תֵּחַת גְּעָרָה בְמֵבִין מֵהַכּוֹת כְּסִיל מֵאָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
In Context
9מְֽכַסֶּה ־ פֶּשַׁע מְבַקֵּשׁ אַהֲבָה וְשֹׁנֶה בְדָבָר מַפְרִיד אַלּֽוּף ׃
11אַךְ ־ מְרִי יְבַקֶּשׁ ־ רָע וּמַלְאָךְ אַכְזָרִי יְשֻׁלַּח ־ בּֽוֹ ׃
Cross References
Psalms 141:5יֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי ־ צַדִּיק ׀ חֶסֶד וְֽיוֹכִיחֵנִי שֶׁמֶן רֹאשׁ אַל ־ יָנִי רֹאשִׁי כִּי ־ עוֹד וּתְפִלָּתִי בְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶֽם ׃
Proverbs 13:1בֵּן חָכָם מוּסַר אָב וְלֵץ לֹא ־ שָׁמַע גְּעָרָֽה ׃
Proverbs 19:25לֵץ תַּכֶּה וּפֶתִי יַעְרִם וְהוֹכִיחַ לְנָבוֹן יָבִין דָּֽעַת ׃
Proverbs 29:19בִּדְבָרִים לֹא ־ יִוָּסֶר עָבֶד כִּֽי ־ יָבִין וְאֵין מַעֲנֶֽה ׃
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 →