Proverbs 17:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.”

Proverbs 17:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 17:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 17:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 17:10 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 17:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.”

Proverbs 17:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 17:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.”

Proverbs 17:10 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 17:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.”

Proverbs 17:10 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 17:10 in Context — Proverbs 17

8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

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What Does Proverbs 17:10 Mean?

Proverbs 17:10 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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