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Ecclesiastes 7:5

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5It is better to alisten to the rebuke of a wise man

Than for one to listen to the song of fools.

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Cross references

  1. aPs 141:5; Prov 6:23; 13:18; 15:31, 32; 25:12; Eccl 9:17

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise

than to hear the song of fools.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person

than to listen to the song of fools.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise person

than to listen to the song of fools,

NLTNew Living Translation

Better to be criticized by a wise person

than to be praised by a fool.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Better to listen to the rebuke of the wise

than for a man to listen to the song of fools.

KJV 1900King James Version

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.