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Proverbs 17:10
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A rebuke cuts into a perceptive personmore than a hundred lashes into a fool.
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
A wise person will learn more from a warning than a fool will learn from a hundred lashings.
A reprimand goes deeper into one who has understanding and a teachable spirit Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.
A rebuke goes deeper into one who understandsThan a hundred blows into a fool.
A rebuke affects a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes to a fool.
A rebuke makes more impression on a person of understanding than a hundred blows on a fool.
A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Smart people learn more from a single correction than fools learn from a hundred beatings.
A threat breaks the heart of a wise man; but the fool instead of a rebuke receives a scourging, and yet he is not conscious of it.
An intelligent person learns more from one rebuke than a fool learns from being beaten a hundred times.
A rebuke strikes him who understands deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
A reproof enters more into one discerning than a hundred stripes into a fool.
One reprofe only doth more good to him yt hath vnderstodinge, then an C. stripes vnto a foole.
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.
A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
A reproofe entreth more into a wise man, then an hundred stripes into a foole.
One reproofe more feareth a wise man, then an hundred stripes doth a foole.
A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool.
A blamyng profitith more at a prudent man, than an hundryd woundis at a fool.
A rebuke enters deeper into one that has understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.
Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.
A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
A man of understanding learns more from being told the right thing to do than a fool learns from being beaten a hundred times.
A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person than a hundred blows into a fool.
A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!
A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.
A quiet rebuke to a person of good sense does more than a whack on the head of a fool.
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
or, A reproof aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times. Proverbs 9:8, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 13:1, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 19:25, Proverbs 27:22, Proverbs 29:19, Psalms 141:5, Revelation 3:19
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:25 - reproved Judges 2:4 - the people 1 Samuel 25:33 - blessed Proverbs 10:13 - a rod Proverbs 19:29 - and Proverbs 26:3 - General Ecclesiastes 7:5 - better Ezekiel 3:21 - he shall Luke 17:3 - rebuke
Cross-References
Abram bowed with his face to the ground, and God said:
I will give you a lot of descendants, and in the future they will become great nations. Some of them will even be kings.
Abraham, you and all future members of your family must promise to obey me.
From now on, your family must circumcise every baby boy when he is eight days old. You must even circumcise any man or boy you have as a slave, both those born in your homes and those you buy from foreigners. This will be a sign that my promise to you will last forever.
Then he asked God, "Why not let Ishmael inherit what you have promised me?"
But God answered: No! You and Sarah will have a son. His name will be Isaac, and I will make an everlasting promise to him and his descendants.
But we will let you marry her, if you and the other men in your tribe get circumcised.
But Zipporah circumcised her son with a flint knife. She touched his legs with the skin she had cut off and said, "My dear son, this blood will protect you."
If anyone who isn't an Israelite wants to celebrate Passover with you, every man and boy in that family must first be circumcised. Then they may join in the meal, just like native Israelites. No uncircumcised man or boy may eat the Passover meal!
Remember your agreement with the Lord and stop being so stubborn.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A reproof entereth more into a wise man,.... A single verbal reproof, gently, kindly, and prudently given, not only enters the ear, but the heart of a wise and understanding man; it descends into him, as the word k signifies; it sinks deep into his mind; it penetrates into his heart, and pierces his conscience; brings him easily to humiliation, confession, and reformation. Or, "reproof is more terror to a wise man"; as Jarchi interprets it, and the Tigurine version; it awes and terrifies him more; a single word has more effect upon him, entering more easily into him,
than an hundred stripes into a fool; or, "than smiting a fool a hundred times" l: a word to a wise man is more than a hundred blows to a fool, will sooner correct and amend him; a word will enter where a blow will not; stripes only reach the back, but not the heart of a fool; he is never the better for all the corrections given him; his heart is not affected, is not humbled, nor brought to a sense of sin, and acknowledgment of it; nor is he in the least reformed: or a single reproof to a wise man is of more service than a hundred reproofs to a fool; which are sometimes expressed by smiting, "let the righteous smite me", c. Psalms 141:5.
k תחת "descendet", Montanus "descendit", Vatablus, Mercerus, Piscator, Cocceius, Gejerus. l מהכות כסיל מאה "magis quam si percuties stolidum centies", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, so Pagninus, Michaelis.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 17:10. A reproof entereth more — Though the rod, judiciously applied, is a great instrument of knowledge, yet it is of no use where incurable dulness or want of intellect, prevails. Besides, there are generous dispositions on which counsel will work more than stripes.
