Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecc 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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better   Psa 141:5; Pro 9:8; Pro 13:13; Pro 15:31,32; Pro 17:10; Pro 27:6; Rev 3:19
the song   Psa 69:12
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Psa 141:5 Let the righteous smite me; [it shall be] a kindness: and let him reprove me; [it shall be] an excellent oil, [which] shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also [shall be] in their calamities.
Pro 9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Pro 13:13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Pro 15:31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
Pro 15:32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
Pro 17:10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Pro 27:6 Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
Rev 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
the song
Psa 69:12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I [was] the song of the drunkards.

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Scott, Thomas. "Ecclesiastes 7:5," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Ecc/7/5.html>.

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