⁵ It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

⁵ Let the righteous smite me, `it shall be' a kindness; And let him reprove me, `it shall be as' oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

³¹ The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.

³² He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

¹⁸ Poverty and shame `shall be to' him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

¹² They that sit in the gate talk of me; And `I am' the song of the drunkards.

⁸ Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

¹³ Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

¹⁰ A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

⁶ Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

¹⁹ As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.