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Ecclesiastes 7:5-7
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 7:5-7
New King James Version
5 (A)It is better to [a]hear the rebuke of the wise
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 (B)For like the [b]crackling of thorns under a pot,
So is the laughter of the fool.
This also is vanity.
7 Surely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason,
(C)And a bribe [c]debases the heart.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:5 listen to
- Ecclesiastes 7:6 Lit. sound
- Ecclesiastes 7:7 destroys
Ecclesiastes 7:5-7
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 7:5-7
New International Version
5 It is better to heed the rebuke(A) of a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools.
6 Like the crackling of thorns(B) under the pot,
so is the laughter(C) of fools.
This too is meaningless.
7 Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe(D) corrupts the heart.
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