New English Translation
Proverbs 17:10
10A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on 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 works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds. 9The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends. A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool. 11An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him. 12It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.
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תֵּ֣חַת גְּעָרָ֣ה בְמֵבִ֑ין מֵהַכּ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל מֵאָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 17:10
- Proverbs 9:8Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.
- Proverbs 13:1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
- Proverbs 15:5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.
- Proverbs 19:25Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.
- Proverbs 27:22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
- Proverbs 29:19A servant cannot be corrected by words, for although he understands, there is no answer.
- Psalms 141:5May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.
- Revelation 3:19All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest 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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