Matthew Henry · Verse 10
A gentle reproof will enter, not only into the head, but into the heart of a wise man.
Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.
BSB
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
KJV
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
ASV
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
BBE
A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.
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