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 gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. 9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. 11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 17:10 word by word

תֵּ֣חַת גְּעָרָ֣ה בְמֵבִ֑ין מֵהַכּ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל מֵאָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• 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 9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
• Proverbs 13:1A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
• Proverbs 15:5A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
• Proverbs 19:25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
• Proverbs 27:22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
• Proverbs 29:19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
• Psalms 141:5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
• Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, 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