It is better to heed a wise man's rebuke than to listen to the song of fools. Cross References Psalm 141:5 Let 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 6:23 For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life, Proverbs 13:18 Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored. Proverbs 15:31 He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. Proverbs 15:32 He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. Proverbs 25:12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man's rebuke to a listening ear. Ecclesiastes 7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure. Ecclesiastes 9:17 The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools. Ecclesiastes 12:11 The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd. Treasury of Scripture It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. better Psalm 141:5 Proverbs 9:8 Proverbs 13:13 the song Psalm 69:12 |