Ecclesiastes 7:5

Better to listen to [the] rebuke of [the] wise than for a man to listen to [the] song of fools.

Psalm 141:5

Let a righteous one strike me in kindness, and let him chasten me. [It is] oil for [my] head; let not my head refuse. For still my prayer [is] against their evil deeds.

Proverbs 15:31-32

The ear of him who listens [to] admonitions of life, in the midst of the wise it will lodge.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and disgrace [belong to] him who ignores instruction, but he who guards reproof will be honored.

Psalm 69:12

Those sitting at [the] gate talk about me [as] also [the] songs of [the] drunkards.

Proverbs 9:8

Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke the wise and he will love you.

Proverbs 13:13

He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself, but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke strikes him who understands deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.

Proverbs 27:6

The wounds of a friend mean well, but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

Revelation 3:19

As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. Be zealous, therefore, and repent!

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 one strike me in kindness, and let him chasten me. [It is] oil for [my] head; let not my head refuse. For still my prayer [is] against their evil deeds.
Proverbs 9:8
Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke the wise and he will love you.
Proverbs 13:13
He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself, but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.
Proverbs 15:31
The ear of him who listens [to] admonitions of life, in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke strikes him who understands deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
Proverbs 27:6
The wounds of a friend mean well, but the kisses of an enemy are profane.
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. Be zealous, therefore, and repent!

The song

Psalm 69:12
Those sitting at [the] gate talk about me [as] also [the] songs of [the] drunkards.

General references

Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter, a heart may be sad, and the end of joy [may be] grief.