Ecclesiastes 7:5
Better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for any man to hear the song of dullards,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Cross References
Psalms 69:12They who sit in the gate talk against me,—And [against me are] the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.
Proverbs 9:8Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 13:18Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.
Proverbs 17:10A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!
Revelation 3:19I, as many as I tenderly love, I convict and put under discipline: be zealous, therefore, and repent.
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 →