Proverbs 17:10

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.

Context of Proverbs 17:10

8A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn. 9Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool. 11Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them. 12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.

Proverbs 17:10 word by word

תֵּ֣חַת גְּעָרָ֣ה בְמֵבִ֑ין מֵהַכּ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל מֵאָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A reproofגְּעָרָהge‛ârâh · rebukeH1606
• enterethנָחֵתnâchath · to descendH5181
• more into a wise manבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• than an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• stripesנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• into a foolכְּסִילkesîyl · foolH3684

Cross-references for Proverbs 17:10

• Proverbs 9:8Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.
• Proverbs 13:1A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.
• Proverbs 15:5A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
• Proverbs 19:25Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
• Proverbs 27:22Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.
• Proverbs 29:19Servants cannot be corrected by mere words; though they understand, they will not respond.
• Psalms 141:5Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
• Revelation 3:19Those whom 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

Topics related to Proverbs 17:10

• Punishment
• Reproof
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Wise, Man
• Fine
• Friend
• Glad
• Grief
• Price
• Rule
• Strike
• Education
• Fool; Folly

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