Ecclesiastes 7:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

Young's Literal Translation
Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than [for] a man to hear a song of fools,

King James Bible
[It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Hebrew
It is better
ט֕וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

to heed
לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ (liš·mō·a‘)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

a wise man’s
חָכָ֑ם (ḥā·ḵām)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2450: Wise

rebuke
גַּעֲרַ֣ת (ga·‘ă·raṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1606: A chiding

than
מֵאִ֕ישׁ (mê·’îš)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

to listen
שֹׁמֵ֖עַ (šō·mê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

to the song
שִׁ֥יר (šîr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7892: A song, singing

of fools.
כְּסִילִֽים׃ (kə·sî·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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