Proverbs 17:10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
KJV
Plus proficit correptio apud prudentem, quam centum plagæ apud stultum.
Vulgate
συντρίβει ἀπειλὴ καρδίαν φρονίμου, ἄφρων δὲ μαστιγωθεὶς οὐκ αἰσθάνεται.
LXX
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
ASV
תֵּ֣חַת גְּעָרָ֣ה בְ/מֵבִ֑ין מֵ/הַכּ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל מֵאָֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
גַּעֲרַ֣ת
g'rt
noun · 15×
יֵחַ֣תּוּ
ychtv
verb · 9×
יָבִ֥ין
ybyn
verb · 168×
כְּסִ֑יל
ksyl
noun · 69×
ם
m
verb · 499×
מֵא֖וֹת
m'vt
adjective · 581×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 25:33 — And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
- Eccl 7:5 — It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
- Luke 17:3 — Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
- Prov 9:8 — Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
- Prov 10:13 — In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
- Prov 19:25 — Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
- Rev 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.