Ecclesiastes 7:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

It is better to geue eare to the chastening of a wyse man, then to heare the songue of fooles:

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 141:5 : 5 I wishe that the ryghteous woulde smite me and reproue me: for it is louing kyndnesse. But let not pretious baulmes breake mine head: for as yet euen my prayer is agaynst their wickednesse.
  • Prov 15:31-32 : 31 The eare that hearkeneth to the refourmation of lyfe, shall dwell among the wyse. 32 He that refuseth to be refourmed, dispiseth his owne soule: but he that submitteth him selfe to correction, is wyse.
  • Prov 13:18 : 18 He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouertie and shame: but who so regardeth correction, shall come to honour.
  • Ps 69:12 : 12 They that sit in the gate speake agaynst me: and they that drynke strong drynke make songes vpon me.
  • Prov 9:8 : 8 Reproue not a scorner, lest he owe thee euyll will: but rebuke a wyse man, and he wyll loue thee.
  • Prov 13:13 : 13 Who so dispiseth the worde, shall perishe for the same: but he that feareth the commaundement, shall haue the rewarde.
  • Prov 17:10 : 10 One reproofe more feareth a wise man, then an hundred stripes doth a foole.
  • Prov 27:6 : 6 Faythfull are the woundes of a louer: but the kysses of an enemie are cruell.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I loue, I rebuke and chasten: Be feruent therfore, & repent.

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  • Eccl 7:2-4
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    2It is better to go into an house of mourning, then into a banketting house: For there is the ende of all men, and he that is liuing taketh it to heart.

    3Grauitie is better then to laugh: for when the countenaunce is heauie, the heart is refourmed.

    4The heart of the wise is in the mourning house: but the heart of the foolishe is in the house of myrth.

  • Eccl 7:6
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    6For the laughyng of fooles is like the cracking of thornes vnder a pot: and that is but a vayne thing.

  • Eccl 9:16-17
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    16Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde.

    17A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence, is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles.

  • Prov 15:31-32
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    31The eare that hearkeneth to the refourmation of lyfe, shall dwell among the wyse.

    32He that refuseth to be refourmed, dispiseth his owne soule: but he that submitteth him selfe to correction, is wyse.

  • Prov 17:10
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    10One reproofe more feareth a wise man, then an hundred stripes doth a foole.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A foole dispiseth his fathers correction: but he that taketh heede when he is reproued, shall haue the more vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 1:5
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    5The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13A poore chylde beyng wise, is better then an olde kyng that doteth, and can not beware in tyme to come.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    4Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes, lest thou become like vnto him.

    5But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.

    8The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 10:8
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    8A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.

  • Prov 8:5
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    5Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1When thou commest into the house of God, kepe thy foote and drawe nye, that God which is at hande may heare that thou geue not the offerynges of fooles: for they knowe naught but to do euyll.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.

  • Prov 13:1
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    1A wise sonne wil hearken to his fathers warnyng: but he that is scorneful wil not heare when he is reproued.

  • Eccl 7:9-10
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    9Be not hastyly angrie in thy minde: for wrath resteth in the bosome of fooles.

    10Say not thou, What is the cause that the dayes of the old time were better then they that be nowe? for that were no wyse question.

  • Prov 25:12
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    12Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.

  • Prov 27:5
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    5Open rebuke, is better then secrete loue.

  • Prov 24:7
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    7Wysdome is to hye a thyng for a foole: for he dare not open his mouth in the gate.

  • Prov 1:7
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    7The feare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of knowledge: but fooles dispise wisdome and instruction.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.

  • Prov 16:22
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    22Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.

  • Prov 29:9
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    9If a wise man contendeth with a foole: whether he be angry or laugh, there is no rest.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.

  • Prov 9:7
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    7Whoso reproueth a scornefull person, getteth him selfe dishonour: and he that rebuketh the vngodly, stayneth hym selfe.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • Prov 10:14
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    14Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23A foole doth wickedly, and maketh but a sport of it: but wisdome ruleth the man that hath vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdome shineth in the face of hym that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of fooles wander throughout al landes.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?

  • Prov 19:20
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    20O geue eare vnto good counsayle, and be content to be refourmed, that thou mayest be wyse in the latter dayes.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Pleasure is not seemely for a foole: muche lesse for a bondman to haue rule of princes.

  • Prov 18:15
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    15A wise heart possesseth knowledge, & a prudent eare seeketh vnderstanding.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.