Ecclesiastes 7:5
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
In context
3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance 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 For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
7 Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
- KJV King James Version
- It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
- WEB World English Bible
- It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.
- ASV American Standard Version
- It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than [for] a man to hear a song of fools,
- DBY Darby Translation
- It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise, than to hear the song of fools.
- WBS Webster Bible
- It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.