Ecclesiastes 7:5
“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,.... To listen to it diligently, receive it cordially, and act according to…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 7:1-6
In these verses Solomon lays down some great truths which seem paradoxes to the unthinking part, that is, the far…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise The word for "rebuke" is characteristic of the sapiential books of the Old…
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