Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:10
10A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
- New International Version (NIV)A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.
Context of Proverbs 17:10
8A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds. 9Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends. A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person more than a hundred lashes into a fool. 11An evil person desires only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him. 12Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his foolishness.
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תֵּ֣חַת גְּעָרָ֣ה בְמֵבִ֑ין מֵהַכּ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל מֵאָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 17:10
- Proverbs 9:8Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke the wise, and he will love you.
- Proverbs 13:1A wise son responds to his father’s discipline, but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.
- Proverbs 15:5A fool despises his father’s discipline, but a person who accepts correction is sensible.
- Proverbs 19:25Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson; rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.
- Proverbs 27:22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him.
- Proverbs 29:19A servant cannot be disciplined by words; though he understands, he doesn’t respond.
- Psalms 141:5Let the righteous one strike me — it is an act of faithful love; let him rebuke me — it is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. Even now my prayer is against the evil acts of the wicked.
- Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be zealous and repent.
Commentaries on Proverbs 17:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10A reproof entereth more - Though the rod, judiciously applied, is a great instrument of knowledge, yet it is of no use where incurable dulness or want of intellect, prevails. Besides, there are generous dispositions on which counsel will work more than stripes.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10Verse 10 A gentle reproof will enter, not only into the head, but into the heart of a wise man.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Wise people listen to gentle criticism and follow good advice. Even severe punishment will not change a foolish person.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Reproof more affects the wise than severe scourging, fools.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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