It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
WEB
It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
YLT
Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song of fools,
DBT
It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise, than to hear the song of fools.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).