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 the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don't let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.
Proverbs 9:8
Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 13:13
Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
Proverbs 15:31
The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.
Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
The song
Psalm 69:12
Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.
General references
Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.