Proverbs Chapter 17 verse 10 Holy Bible
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
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A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.
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A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
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A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
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A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
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Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 10. - A reproof entereth more (deeper) into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. A deserved rebuke makes a deeper impression upon a man of understanding than the severest chastisement upon a fool. Hitzig quotes Sallust, 'Jug.,' 11, "Verbum in pectus Jugurthae altius, quam quisquam ratus est, descendit." Quint. Curt., 54:7, "Nobilis equus umbra quoque virgae regitur, ignavus ne calcari quidem concitari potest." The antithesis is put more forcibly in the Septuagint, "A threat breaks the heart of a prudent man; a fool even scourged feels it not."