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Proverbs 17:10 KJV

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

Proverbs 17:10, King James Version

In context

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.

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Cross-references

  • Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.