Ecclesiastes 7:5

Better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for any man to hear the song of dullards,

Psalm 141:5

Let a righteous man smite me - a lovingkindness, that he should correct me, an oil for the head which let not my head refuse! For, yet, even my prayer, shall be in their calamities.

Proverbs 15:31-32

The ear that heareth the reproof which giveth life, in the midst of the wise, shall remain.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and contempt, are for him that neglecteth correction, but, he that regardeth reproof, shall be honoured.

Psalm 69:12

They who sit in the gate talk against me, - And against me are the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.

Proverbs 9:8

Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

Proverbs 13:13

He that despiseth a matter, shall get pledged thereto, but, he that revereth a commandment, the same shall be recompensed.

Proverbs 17:10

A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.

Revelation 3:19

I, as many as I tenderly love, I convict and put under discipline: be zealous, therefore, and repent.

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Summary

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

The song

General references

Bible References

Better

Psalm 141:5
Let a righteous man smite me - a lovingkindness, that he should correct me, an oil for the head which let not my head refuse! For, yet, even my prayer, shall be in their calamities.
Proverbs 9:8
Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 13:13
He that despiseth a matter, shall get pledged thereto, but, he that revereth a commandment, the same shall be recompensed.
Proverbs 15:31
The ear that heareth the reproof which giveth life, in the midst of the wise, shall remain.
Proverbs 17:10
A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!
Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
Revelation 3:19
I, as many as I tenderly love, I convict and put under discipline: be zealous, therefore, and repent.

The song

Psalm 69:12
They who sit in the gate talk against me, - And against me are the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.

General references

Proverbs 14:13
Even, in laughter, the heart may be in pain, and, the latter end of gladness, be grief.