Proverbs 17:10

Modern

A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

Traditional

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

Literal

A rebuke goes down into an understanding one, more than a hundred stripes into a fool.

Latin

Plus proficit correptio apud prudentem, quam centum plagæ apud stultum.

Hebrew

English

A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

Wise people listen to gentle criticism and follow good advice. Even severe punishment will not change a foolish person.

Revelation 3:19
Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
Proverbs 9:8–9
Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 13:1
A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 15:5
A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
Psalm 141:5
Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
Proverbs 19:25
Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 27:22
Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
Proverbs 29:19
A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.