Proverbs 17:10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
‖A reproofe entreth more into a wise man, then an hundred stripes into a foole.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, a reproofe aweth more a wise man, then to strike a foole an hundred times.
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8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
8*Reproue not a scorner, lest hee hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and hee will loue thee.
9Giue instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a iust man, and he will increase in learning.
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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.
- Proverbs 29:19Rank 8 from verse 10
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Proverbs 17:10
Correction, rebuke, or censure addressing fault or error.
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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. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Blows, wounds, or marks made by beating.
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Sense 1: A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding. Sense 2: As a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.
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17:9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
17:9*‖He that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue; but he that repeateth a matter, separateth very friends.
17:10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
17:10‖A reproofe entreth more into a wise man, then an hundred stripes into a foole.
Selected passage17:11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
17:11An euill man seeketh onely rebellion; therefore a cruell messenger shall be sent against him.