Eclesiastés 7:5

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5 Mejor es o铆r la reprensi贸n del sabio que o铆r la canci贸n de los necios.

Eclesiastés 7:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:5

[It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise
To listen to it diligently, receive it cordially, and act according to it; though it may be disagreeable to the flesh, and give present pain, yet the effect and issue will be good, and show that man to be wise that hears it, as well as he that gives it; see ( Psalms 141:1 ) ( Proverbs 15:31 Proverbs 15:32 ) ( 17:10 ) ; than for a man to hear the song of fools;
the vain and impure songs that foolish men sing in the house of mirth; or the flatteries of foolish men, which tickle and please the mind, as music and songs do: or, "than a man that hears the song of fools" F9, and is pleased with it.


FOOTNOTES:

F9 (Mylyok ryv emv vyam) "quam vir audiens canticum stultorum", Montanus, Mercerus; "prae viro audiente canticum stultorum", Rambachius.
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Eclesiastés 7:5 In-Context

3 Mejor es la tristeza que la risa, porque cuando el rostro est谩 triste el coraz贸n puede estar contento.
4 El coraz贸n de los sabios est谩 en la casa del luto, mientras que el coraz贸n de los necios est谩 en la casa del placer.
5 Mejor es o铆r la reprensi贸n del sabio que o铆r la canci贸n de los necios.
6 Porque como crepitar de espinos bajo la olla, as铆 es la risa del necio. Y tambi茅n esto es vanidad.
7 Ciertamente la opresi贸n enloquece al sabio, y el soborno corrompe el coraz贸n.
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