Proverbs 17:10 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 17:10 MSG (The Message)
A quiet rebuke to a person of good sense does more than a whack on the head of a fool.
Proverbs 17:10 KJV (King James Version)
A reproof entereth more into a wise man Than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10 NCV (New Century Version)
A wise person will learn more from a warning than a fool will learn from a hundred lashings.
Proverbs 17:10 ASV (American Standard Version)
A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:10 NIV (New International Version)
A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Proverbs 17:10 NKJV (New King James Version)
Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.
Proverbs 17:10 AMP (Amplified Bible)
A reprimand goes deeper into one who has understanding and a teachable spirit Than a hundred lashes into a fool. [Is 32:6]
Proverbs 17:10 NLT (New Living Translation)
A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
Proverbs 17:10 TPT (The Passion Translation)
One word of correction breaks open a teachable heart, but a fool can be corrected a hundred times and still not know what hit him.
Proverbs 17:10 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.