Key Verse Spotlight
Ecclesiastes 7:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“{It is} better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”
Ecclesiastes 7:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Sorrow {is} better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. {Sorrow: or, Anger}
The heart of the wise {is} in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools {is} in the house of mirth.
{It is} better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so {is} the laughter of the fool: this also {is} vanity. {crackling: Heb. sound}
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
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