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
Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person 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 whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.
Proverbs 19:25
Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.
Proverbs 27:22
If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
Proverbs 29:19
A servant cannot be corrected by words, for although he understands, there is no answer.
Psalm 141:5
May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.
Revelation 3:19
All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!