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


In Context

7 Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

8 A stone of grace is the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

9 Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

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

11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.

12 The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And — not 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:10A reproof entereth more deeply into him 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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