Ecclesiastes 7:5

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

Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me;
It is oil upon the head;
Do not let my head refuse it,

For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.

Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you,

Reprove a wise man and he will love you.

The one who despises the word will be in debt to it,
But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof
Will dwell among the wise.

A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.

Those who sit in the gate talk about me,
And I am the

song of the drunkards.

Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,
And the end of joy may be grief.