Ecclesiastes 7:5

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁵It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise
than to hear the song of fools.^(A)

Ecclesiastes 7:5

New International Version

⁵It is better to heed the rebuke^(A) of a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools.

¹²Words spoken by the wise bring them favor,
but the lips of fools consume them.^(A)

¹²Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,^(A)
but fools are consumed by their own lips.^(B)

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

New International Version (NIV)