Ecclesiastes 7:5

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Ecclesiastes 7:3–7 · Berean Standard Bible

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

5 It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

6 For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.

7 Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 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 9:8

Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

Proverbs 13:13

He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

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 17:10

A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

Proverbs 27:6

The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Revelation 3:19

Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

Psalms 69:12

Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.