Ecclesiastes 7:5
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
* It is better to heare the rebuke of the wise, then for a man to heare the song of fooles.
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- *Cross-referencePro.13.18 & 15.31.32
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- Proverbs 15:31–32Rank 1 from verse 5
31The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
32He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
31The eare that heareth the reproofe of life, abideth among the wise.
32‖‖†He that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that heareth reproofe, getteth vnderstanding.
- Psalms 141:5Rank 2 from verse 5
5Let the righteous smite 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 in their calamities.
5‖Let the righteous smite mee, it shalbe a kindnesse: and let him reprooue me, it shalbe an excellent oile, which shall not breake my head: for yet my prayer also shalbe in their calamities.
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Ecclesiastes 7:5
Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.
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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.
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1. A reproof, censure, or expression of blame or displeasure; to reprove or censure. 2. To command something to cease or be restrained.
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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Persons lacking wisdom or sound judgment, especially in moral or spiritual conduct.
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4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth.
5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
5* It is better to heare the rebuke of the wise, then for a man to heare the song of fooles.
Selected passage6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
6†For as the crackling of thornes vnder a pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.