Proverbs 17:10

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

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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 9:8-9 : 8 Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you. 9 Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.
  • Prov 13:1 : 1 A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.
  • Prov 15:5 : 5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.
  • Prov 19:25 : 25 Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.
  • Prov 27:22 : 22 If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
  • Prov 29:19 : 19 A servant cannot be corrected by words, for although he understands, there is no answer.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 19:25
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    25Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 10:13-14
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    79%

    13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.

    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Eccl 7:5
    78%

    5Frivolous 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.

  • Prov 15:5
    78%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 9:7-9
    3 verses
    77%

    7Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

    8Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

    9Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

  • Prov 10:17
    77%

    17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

  • Prov 15:31-32
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    31The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

    32The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever listens to reproof acquires understanding.

  • Prov 12:1
    76%

    1The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.

  • Prov 18:6
    75%

    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

  • Prov 15:10
    75%

    10Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.

  • Prov 17:9
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    9The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

  • Prov 19:29
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    29Penalties have been prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

  • Prov 25:12
    75%

    12Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.

  • Prov 17:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

    12It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

  • Prov 10:8
    74%

    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 13:16
    74%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 21:11
    74%

    11When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Prov 13:18
    74%

    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Prov 29:11
    74%

    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Eccl 9:17
    73%

    17Wisdom versus Fools, Sin, and Folly The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.

  • Prov 22:15
    73%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
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    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

    17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.

  • Prov 13:1
    73%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 26:3
    73%

    3A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

  • Prov 16:22
    73%

    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

  • Prov 20:30
    73%

    30Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil, and floggings cleanse the innermost being.

  • Prov 10:19
    73%

    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

  • Prov 28:23
    72%

    23The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 10:23
    72%

    23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

  • Prov 14:33
    72%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 15:12
    72%

    12The scorner will not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

  • Prov 27:5
    72%

    5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

  • Prov 29:1
    72%

    1The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

  • Prov 17:27
    72%

    27The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.

  • Prov 15:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 26:5
    72%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

  • Prov 14:8
    71%

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 19:10
    71%

    10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

  • Prov 14:29
    71%

    29Someone with great understanding is slow to anger, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.