GOD'S WORD® Translation
It is better to listen to wise people who reprimand you than to fools who sing your praises.

American Standard Version
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Berean Study Bible
It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

Douay-Rheims Bible
It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools.

English Revised Version
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

King James Bible
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

World English Bible
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Young's Literal Translation
Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song of fools,

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