Proverbs 17:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 17:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 17:10 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. entereth...: or, aweth more a wise man, tha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 17:10 — KJV
“A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. entereth...: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times”
— Proverbs 17:10 (KJV)
Proverbs 17:10 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 17:10
“For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.”
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“Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. who...: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished”
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“For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?”
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“The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.”
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“Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.”
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