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Proverbs 17:10

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A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

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Proverbs 17:10 in other translations

A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding
than a hundred lashes into a fool.

Proverbs 17:10 · World English Bible

Proverbs 17:10 in context

  1. 8A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
  2. 9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
  3. 10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
  4. 11An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
  5. 12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.