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.
Better
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.