World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:5
“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”
Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 7
3
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
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 extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
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