5It is better to heed a wise man's rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.


In Context

2 It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this to heart.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

5 It is better to heed a wise man's rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

6 Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless.

7 Extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Ecclesiastes 7:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:5[It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:5It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise, than to hear the song of fools.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song of fools,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.