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THE MESSAGE
Proverbs 17:10
A quiet rebuke to a person of good sense does more than a whack on the head of a fool.
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Christian Standard Bible®
A rebuke cuts into a perceptive personmore than a hundred lashes into a fool.
A rebuke cuts into a perceptive personmore than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Hebrew Names Version
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
King James Version
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
English Standard Version
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
New American Standard Bible
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
New Century Version
A wise person will learn more from a warning than a fool will learn from a hundred lashings.
A wise person will learn more from a warning than a fool will learn from a hundred lashings.
Amplified Bible
A reprimand goes deeper into one who has understanding and a teachable spirit Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
A reprimand goes deeper into one who has understanding and a teachable spirit Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
World English Bible
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Geneva Bible (1587)
A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.
A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.
Legacy Standard Bible
A rebuke goes deeper into one who understandsThan a hundred blows into a fool.
A rebuke goes deeper into one who understandsThan a hundred blows into a fool.
Berean Standard Bible
A rebuke affects a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes to a fool.
A rebuke affects a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes to a fool.
Contemporary English Version
A sensible person accepts correction, but you can't beat sense into a fool.
A sensible person accepts correction, but you can't beat sense into a fool.
Complete Jewish Bible
A rebuke makes more impression on a person of understanding than a hundred blows on a fool.
A rebuke makes more impression on a person of understanding than a hundred blows on a fool.
Darby Translation
A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Easy-to-Read Version
Smart people learn more from a single correction than fools learn from a hundred beatings.
Smart people learn more from a single correction than fools learn from a hundred beatings.
George Lamsa Translation
A threat breaks the heart of a wise man; but the fool instead of a rebuke receives a scourging, and yet he is not conscious of it.
A threat breaks the heart of a wise man; but the fool instead of a rebuke receives a scourging, and yet he is not conscious of it.
Good News Translation
An intelligent person learns more from one rebuke than a fool learns from being beaten a hundred times.
An intelligent person learns more from one rebuke than a fool learns from being beaten a hundred times.
Lexham English Bible
A rebuke strikes him who understands deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
A rebuke strikes him who understands deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
Literal Translation
A reproof enters more into one discerning than a hundred stripes into a fool.
A reproof enters more into one discerning than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
One reprofe only doth more good to him yt hath vnderstodinge, then an C. stripes vnto a foole.
One reprofe only doth more good to him yt hath vnderstodinge, then an C. stripes vnto a foole.
American Standard Version
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Bible in Basic English
A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.
A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
King James Version (1611)
A reproofe entreth more into a wise man, then an hundred stripes into a foole.
A reproofe entreth more into a wise man, then an hundred stripes into a foole.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
One reproofe more feareth a wise man, then an hundred stripes doth a foole.
One reproofe more feareth a wise man, then an hundred stripes doth a foole.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.
A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.
English Revised Version
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool.
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A blamyng profitith more at a prudent man, than an hundryd woundis at a fool.
A blamyng profitith more at a prudent man, than an hundryd woundis at a fool.
Update Bible Version
A rebuke enters deeper into one that has understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
A rebuke enters deeper into one that has understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Webster's Bible Translation
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
New English Translation
A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.
A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.
New King James Version
Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.
Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.
New Living Translation
A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
New Life Bible
A man of understanding learns more from being told the right thing to do than a fool learns from being beaten a hundred times.
A man of understanding learns more from being told the right thing to do than a fool learns from being beaten a hundred times.
New Revised Standard
A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person than a hundred blows into a fool.
A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person than a hundred blows into a fool.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!
A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!
Douay-Rheims Bible
A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.
A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.
Revised Standard Version
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
Young's Literal Translation
Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.
Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Contextual Overview
10 A quiet rebuke to a person of good sense does more than a whack on the head of a fool.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
or, A reproof aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times. Proverbs 9:8, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 13:1, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 19:25, Proverbs 27:22, Proverbs 29:19, Psalms 141:5, Revelation 3:19
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:25 - reproved Judges 2:4 - the people 1 Samuel 25:33 - blessed Proverbs 10:13 - a rod Proverbs 19:29 - and Proverbs 26:3 - General Ecclesiastes 7:5 - better Ezekiel 3:21 - he shall Luke 17:3 - rebuke
Cross-References
Genesis 17:3
Overwhelmed, Abram fell flat on his face. Then God said to him, "This is my covenant with you: You'll be the father of many nations. Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, meaning that ‘I'm making you the father of many nations.' I'll make you a father of fathers—I'll make nations from you, kings will issue from you. I'm establishing my covenant between me and you, a covenant that includes your descendants, a covenant that goes on and on and on, a covenant that commits me to be your God and the God of your descendants. And I'm giving you and your descendants this land where you're now just camping, this whole country of Canaan, to own forever. And I'll be their God."
Overwhelmed, Abram fell flat on his face. Then God said to him, "This is my covenant with you: You'll be the father of many nations. Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, meaning that ‘I'm making you the father of many nations.' I'll make you a father of fathers—I'll make nations from you, kings will issue from you. I'm establishing my covenant between me and you, a covenant that includes your descendants, a covenant that goes on and on and on, a covenant that commits me to be your God and the God of your descendants. And I'm giving you and your descendants this land where you're now just camping, this whole country of Canaan, to own forever. And I'll be their God."
Genesis 17:9
God continued to Abraham, "And you: You will honor my covenant, you and your descendants, generation after generation. This is the covenant that you are to honor, the covenant that pulls in all your descendants: Circumcise every male. Circumcise by cutting off the foreskin of the penis; it will be the sign of the covenant between us. Every male baby will be circumcised when he is eight days old, generation after generation—this includes house-born slaves and slaves bought from outsiders who are not blood kin. Make sure you circumcise both your own children and anyone brought in from the outside. That way my covenant will be cut into your body, a permanent mark of my permanent covenant. An uncircumcised male, one who has not had the foreskin of his penis cut off, will be cut off from his people—he has broken my covenant."
God continued to Abraham, "And you: You will honor my covenant, you and your descendants, generation after generation. This is the covenant that you are to honor, the covenant that pulls in all your descendants: Circumcise every male. Circumcise by cutting off the foreskin of the penis; it will be the sign of the covenant between us. Every male baby will be circumcised when he is eight days old, generation after generation—this includes house-born slaves and slaves bought from outsiders who are not blood kin. Make sure you circumcise both your own children and anyone brought in from the outside. That way my covenant will be cut into your body, a permanent mark of my permanent covenant. An uncircumcised male, one who has not had the foreskin of his penis cut off, will be cut off from his people—he has broken my covenant."
Genesis 17:18
Recovering, Abraham said to God, "Oh, keep Ishmael alive and well before you!"
Recovering, Abraham said to God, "Oh, keep Ishmael alive and well before you!"
Genesis 17:19
But God said, "That's not what I mean. Your wife, Sarah, will have a baby, a son. Name him Isaac (Laughter). I'll establish my covenant with him and his descendants, a covenant that lasts forever.
But God said, "That's not what I mean. Your wife, Sarah, will have a baby, a son. Name him Isaac (Laughter). I'll establish my covenant with him and his descendants, a covenant that lasts forever.
Exodus 12:48
"If an immigrant is staying with you and wants to keep the Passover to God , every male in his family must be circumcised, then he can participate in the Meal—he will then be treated as a native son. But no uncircumcised person can eat it.
"If an immigrant is staying with you and wants to keep the Passover to God , every male in his family must be circumcised, then he can participate in the Meal—he will then be treated as a native son. But no uncircumcised person can eat it.
Deuteronomy 30:6
God , your God, will cut away the thick calluses on your heart and your children's hearts, freeing you to love God , your God, with your whole heart and soul and live, really live. God , your God, will put all these curses on your enemies who hated you and were out to get you.
God , your God, will cut away the thick calluses on your heart and your children's hearts, freeing you to love God , your God, with your whole heart and soul and live, really live. God , your God, will put all these curses on your enemies who hated you and were out to get you.
Joshua 5:2
At that time God said to Joshua, "Make stone knives and circumcise the People of Israel a second time." So Joshua made stone knives and circumcised the People of Israel at Foreskins Hill.
At that time God said to Joshua, "Make stone knives and circumcise the People of Israel a second time." So Joshua made stone knives and circumcised the People of Israel at Foreskins Hill.
Joshua 5:4
This is why Joshua conducted the circumcision. All the males who had left Egypt, the soldiers, had died in the wilderness on the journey out of Egypt. All the people who had come out of Egypt, of course, had been circumcised, but all those born in the wilderness along the way since leaving Egypt had not been. The fact is that the People of Israel had walked through that wilderness for forty years until the entire nation died out, all the men of military age who had come out of Egypt but had disobeyed the call of God . God vowed that these would never lay eyes on the land God had solemnly promised their ancestors to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. But their children had replaced them. These are the ones Joshua circumcised. They had never been circumcised; no one had circumcised them along the way.
This is why Joshua conducted the circumcision. All the males who had left Egypt, the soldiers, had died in the wilderness on the journey out of Egypt. All the people who had come out of Egypt, of course, had been circumcised, but all those born in the wilderness along the way since leaving Egypt had not been. The fact is that the People of Israel had walked through that wilderness for forty years until the entire nation died out, all the men of military age who had come out of Egypt but had disobeyed the call of God . God vowed that these would never lay eyes on the land God had solemnly promised their ancestors to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. But their children had replaced them. These are the ones Joshua circumcised. They had never been circumcised; no one had circumcised them along the way.
Acts 7:8
"Then he made a covenant with him and signed it in Abraham's flesh by circumcision. When Abraham had his son Isaac, within eight days he reproduced the sign of circumcision in him. Isaac became father of Jacob, and Jacob father of twelve ‘fathers,' each faithfully passing on the covenant sign.
"Then he made a covenant with him and signed it in Abraham's flesh by circumcision. When Abraham had his son Isaac, within eight days he reproduced the sign of circumcision in him. Isaac became father of Jacob, and Jacob father of twelve ‘fathers,' each faithfully passing on the covenant sign.
Romans 3:25
God sacrificed Jesus on the altar of the world to clear that world of sin. Having faith in him sets us in the clear. God decided on this course of action in full view of the public—to set the world in the clear with himself through the sacrifice of Jesus, finally taking care of the sins he had so patiently endured. This is not only clear, but it's now—this is current history! God sets things right. He also makes it possible for us to live in his rightness.
God sacrificed Jesus on the altar of the world to clear that world of sin. Having faith in him sets us in the clear. God decided on this course of action in full view of the public—to set the world in the clear with himself through the sacrifice of Jesus, finally taking care of the sins he had so patiently endured. This is not only clear, but it's now—this is current history! God sets things right. He also makes it possible for us to live in his rightness.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A reproof entereth more into a wise man,.... A single verbal reproof, gently, kindly, and prudently given, not only enters the ear, but the heart of a wise and understanding man; it descends into him, as the word k signifies; it sinks deep into his mind; it penetrates into his heart, and pierces his conscience; brings him easily to humiliation, confession, and reformation. Or, "reproof is more terror to a wise man"; as Jarchi interprets it, and the Tigurine version; it awes and terrifies him more; a single word has more effect upon him, entering more easily into him,
than an hundred stripes into a fool; or, "than smiting a fool a hundred times" l: a word to a wise man is more than a hundred blows to a fool, will sooner correct and amend him; a word will enter where a blow will not; stripes only reach the back, but not the heart of a fool; he is never the better for all the corrections given him; his heart is not affected, is not humbled, nor brought to a sense of sin, and acknowledgment of it; nor is he in the least reformed: or a single reproof to a wise man is of more service than a hundred reproofs to a fool; which are sometimes expressed by smiting, "let the righteous smite me", c. Psalms 141:5.
k תחת "descendet", Montanus "descendit", Vatablus, Mercerus, Piscator, Cocceius, Gejerus. l מהכות כסיל מאה "magis quam si percuties stolidum centies", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, so Pagninus, Michaelis.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 17:10. A reproof entereth more — Though the rod, judiciously applied, is a great instrument of knowledge, yet it is of no use where incurable dulness or want of intellect, prevails. Besides, there are generous dispositions on which counsel will work more than stripes.
