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Ecclesiastes 7:5 NIV

Ecclesiastes 7:5

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5 It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:5 NIV

Ecclesiastes 7:4 Ecclesiastes 7 Ecclesiastes 7:6

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Read Ecclesiastes 7:5 Using Other Translations

KJV

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

ESV

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

NLT

Better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool.

Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online)