Ecclesiastes 7:5

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

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him correct me, it is oil on my head, let not my head refuse it; for still my prayer also shall be against their wickedness.

Proverbs 15:31-32

The ear that hears the reproof of life shall remain among the wise.

Proverbs 13:18

Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who listens to correction shall be honored.

Psalm 69:12

They who sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

Proverbs 9:8

Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you; give to a wise man, and he will love you.

Proverbs 13:13

Whoever despises the Word shall be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.

Proverbs 17:10

A reproof enters more into a wise man than a thousand stripes into a fool.

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Revelation 3:19

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; therefore be zealous 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 the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him correct me, it is oil on my head, let not my head refuse it; for still my prayer also shall be against their wickedness.
Proverbs 9:8
Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you; give to a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 13:13
Whoever despises the Word shall be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
Proverbs 15:31
The ear that hears the reproof of life shall remain among the wise.
Proverbs 17:10
A reproof enters more into a wise man than a thousand stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; therefore be zealous and repent.

The song

Psalm 69:12
They who sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

General references

Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of that joy is heaviness.