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 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:5 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 7:5 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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