10A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.


In Context

7 Excellent speech becometh not a vile man; how much less do lying lips a noble!

8 A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.

9 He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.

10 A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 17:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:10A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:10A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:10A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:10Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:10A reproof enters more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.