Proverbs 17:10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 A single reprimand does more for a discerning person
than a hundred lashes for a fool.[a]
Footnotes
- 17:10 A wonderful comment on the openness and sensitivity of the wise and the foolish. One type learns from a single word and for the other one hundred blows are not enough.
Proverbs 17:10
New American Standard Bible
10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
English Standard Version
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
10 A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10
New International Version
10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
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