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Ecclesiastes 7:5
5If a wise person warns you, listen to him. That is better for you than to listen to the songs of a foolish person.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
- New International Version (NIV)It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Context of Ecclesiastes 7:5
3If you are sad, that is better for you than to laugh all the time. We learn more about ourselves when we are sad. 4A wise person thinks about funerals and what they mean. A foolish person thinks about how to enjoy a party. If a wise person warns you, listen to him. That is better for you than to listen to the songs of a foolish person. 6If you use thorn bushes to make a fire, they make a lot of noise but they burn too quickly. When a foolish person laughs, their noise also has no purpose. 7If a wise person cheats people, he becomes a fool. If you accept a bribe, you will no longer think properly.
Read all of Ecclesiastes 7Ecclesiastes 7:5 word by word
ט֕וֹב לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ גַּעֲרַ֣ת חָכָ֑ם מֵאִ֕ישׁ שֹׁמֵ֖עַ שִׁ֥יר כְּסִילִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ecclesiastes 7:5
- Psalms 141:5If a good man hits me because he loves me, he is being kind to me. If he shows me that I have done a wrong thing, that it is like special oil on my head. I would not refuse it. I continue to pray against what wicked people do.
- Proverbs 9:8So do not warn proud people. They will only hate you. But if you warn a wise person, he will love you.
- Proverbs 13:13If you do not accept good teaching, you will destroy yourself. If you accept good advice, it will help you to do well.
- Proverbs 15:31If anyone accepts teaching that helps him to live in a good way, he becomes a friend of wise people.
- Proverbs 17:10You can warn a wise person once and he will learn what is right. But a fool never learns, even if you hit him a hundred times.
- Proverbs 27:6You can trust a friend when he says things that hurt you. But when an enemy kisses you, he is deceiving you.
- Revelation 3:19I help everyone that I love. When they have done wrong things, I tell them, ‘You have done a wrong thing.’ I show them the right thing that they should do. So be serious about how you live. Stop doing wrong things and turn to me.
- Psalms 69:12People who sit at the city gate talk about me. People who are drunk make songs to sing about me.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 7:5
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Praise from a fool and enjoying a fool’s laughter are temporary and worthless. Criticism from a wise person can lead to real benefits (Proverbs 17:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Psa 141:4, 5). Godly reproof offends the flesh, but benefits the spirit. Fools' songs in the house of mirth please the flesh, but injure the soul.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 7
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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