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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WEBBE

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

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.