Verse 5

Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 141:5 : 5 May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.
• Prov 15:31-32 : 31 The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise. 32 The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever listens to reproof acquires understanding.
• Prov 13:18 : 18 The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.
• Ps 69:12 : 12 Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me; drunkards mock me in their songs.
• Prov 9:8 : 8 Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.
• Prov 13:13 : 13 The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but whoever esteems direction will be rewarded.
• Prov 17:10 : 10 A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.
• Prov 27:6 : 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.
• Rev 3:19 : 19 All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!