Ecclesiastes 7:5

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 7:5

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 7

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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