Proverbs 17:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. A reproof entereth more - Though the rod, judiciously applied, is a great instrument of knowledge, yet it is of no use where incurable dulness or want of intellect, prevails. Besides, there are generous dispositions on which counsel will work more than stripes.

Proverbs 17:10

10 A reproof enterethf more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.