Ecclesiastes 7:5

Proverbs 13:13; Proverbs 15:31; Proverbs 15:32; Proverbs 17:10; Proverbs 27:6; Proverbs 9:8; Psalms 141:5; Psalms 69:12; Revelation 3:19

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⁵ It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Related Commentaries of Ecclesiastes 7:5

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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