Proverbs 17:10

Proverbs Of Solomon

⁹ He who conceals a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.
¹⁰ A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
¹¹ A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Foolish Man

Man of Understanding

Wise Man

Psalm 141:5

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.

Proverbs 9:8-9

Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you,
Reprove a wise man and he will love you.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who regards reproof is sensible.

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd,
But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 27:22

Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

Proverbs 29:19

A slave will not be instructed by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no response.

Revelation 3:19

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