Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 17:10
10A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred lashes 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 is a charm in the eyes of its owner. Wherever he turns, he succeeds. 9Whoever covers up an offense seeks love. Whoever repeats a matter separates close friends. A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred lashes on a fool. 11An evil man seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him. 12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to deal with a fool in his folly.
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תֵּ֣חַת גְּעָרָ֣ה בְמֵבִ֑ין מֵהַכּ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל מֵאָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 17:10
- Proverbs 9:8Do not correct a scoffer or he will hate you. Rebuke a wise man and he will love you.
- Proverbs 13:1A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
- Proverbs 15:5A fool despises his father’s discipline, but one who accepts reproof is smart.
- Proverbs 19:25Strike a scoffer and the naïve will learn caution. rebuke a discerning person and he will gain knowledge.
- Proverbs 27:22Even if you pound the fool along with the grain in a mortar with a pestle, his foolishness would never leave him.
- Proverbs 29:19A servant cannot be corrected by words, for though he understands, he will not respond.
- Psalms 141:5Let the righteous strike me— it is kindness. Let him correct me— it is oil on my head —my head will not refuse it. Yet still my prayer is against their wickedness.
- Revelation 3:19Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore, be zealous 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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