Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
An ear-ring
General references
Bible References
An ear-ring
Job 42:11
Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they consoled him, and comforted him over all the trouble that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and everyone a ring of gold.
A wise
Proverbs 1:8
My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother:
Proverbs 9:8
Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father's instruction: but he that regards reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 27:5
Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
1 Samuel 25:31
That this shall be no grief unto you, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember your handmaid.
Psalm 141:5
Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be against their evil.
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1 Kings 12:8
But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and who stood before him:
Psalm 37:30
The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice.
Proverbs 9:9
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 18:20
A man's stomach shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.