Proverbs 17:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.”
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“A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.”
King James Version · Public Domain“A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 17:10 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 141:5Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
- Proverbs 9:8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
- Proverbs 13:1A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
- Proverbs 15:5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
- Proverbs 19:25Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
- Proverbs 27:22Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
- Proverbs 29:19A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
- Revelation 3:19Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
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