Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

Or, a reproof aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times

Bible References

Or, a reproof aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times

Proverbs 9:8
Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;
rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 13:1
A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father’s discipline,
but a person who accepts correction is sensible.
Proverbs 19:25
Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.
Proverbs 27:22
Though you grind a fool
in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
you will not separate his foolishness from him.
Proverbs 29:19
A slave cannot be disciplined by words;
though he understands, he doesn’t respond.
Psalm 141:5
Let the righteous one strike me—
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me—
it is oil for my head;
let me not refuse it.
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be committed and repent.

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