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.
• 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 is like a lucky charm; whoever gives one will prosper! 9Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool. 11Evil people are eager for rebellion, but they will be severely punished. 12It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.

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 9:8So don’t bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you.
• Proverbs 13:1A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline; a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
• Proverbs 15:5Only a fool despises a parent’s discipline; whoever learns from correction is wise.
• Proverbs 19:25If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
• Proverbs 27:22You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
• Proverbs 29:19Words alone will not discipline a servant; the words may be understood, but they are not heeded.
• Psalms 141:5Let the godly strike me! It will be a kindness! If they correct me, it is soothing medicine. Don’t let me refuse it. But I pray constantly against the wicked and their deeds.
• Revelation 3:19I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.

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