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Proverbs 17:10
A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.
Proverbs 17:10 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 17:10 in other translations
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.
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In context
7 Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince.
8 The expectation of him that expecteth is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.
9 He that concealeth a transgression, seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.
10 A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.
11 An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him.
12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.
13 He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
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