Ecclesiastes 7:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”
Ecclesiastes 7:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 7:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 7:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.”
Ecclesiastes 7:5 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”
Ecclesiastes 7:5 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than <FI>for<Fi> a man to hear a song of fools,”
Ecclesiastes 7:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise, than to hear the song of fools.”
Ecclesiastes 7:5 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Anger is better then laughter: for by a sad looke the heart is made better.”
Ecclesiastes 7:5 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:5 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7
3 Mieux vaut le chagrin que le rire; car avec un visage triste le cœur peut être content.
4 Le cœur des sages est dans la maison de deuil, et le cœur des insensés dans la maison de joie.
5 Mieux vaut entendre la réprimande du sage que d’entendre le chant des insensés.
6 Car comme le bruit des épines sous la chaudière, ainsi est le rire des insensés. C’est encore là une vanité.
7 L’oppression rend insensé le sage, et les présents corrompent le cœur.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:5 Mean?
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