Ecclesiastes 7:5

American Standard Version (1901)

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

ASV Byzantine Text

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

Asang Khongca Bible

Kamthunawk ih laa to tahngaih pongah loe, palungha kami zoehhaih lok tahngaih to hoih kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Aka cueih kah tluungnah hnatun he tah aka ang laa aka hnatun hlang lakah then.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Aka cueih kah tluungnah hnatun he tah aka ang laa aka hnatun hlang lakah then.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua oi aku ka maikai o ka lohe ana i ka oleloao a ka poe naauao, mamua o ko ke kanaka lohe ana i ka mele lea a ka poe naaupo.

English Berean Standard Bible

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

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Pito ou tande yon moun ki gen bon konprann ap rale zòrèy ou pase pou ou tande moun sòt ap fè lwanj pou ou.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Cor sapientium ubi tristitia est, et cor stultorum ubi lætitia.

Bible in Basic English

It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Mieux vaut écouter la répréhension du sage, que d’écouter la chanson des sots.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Lépe jest slyšeti žehrání moudrého, nežli aby někdo poslouchal písně bláznů.

Kosraean Bible

Kas in kai sin sie mwet lalmwetmet, wo liki kas in kaksak lun mwet lalfon.

World Portuguese Bible

É melhor ouvir a repreensão do sábio do que um homem ouvir a canção dos tolos.

Romanian BTF Bible

Mai bine este pentru un om să asculte mustrarea înțeleptului, decât să asculte cântarea proștilor.

Brenton English Septuagint

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

Burmese Common Language Bible

လူမိုက်သီချင်းဆိုသောစကားကို နားထောင် သည်ထက်၊ ပညာရှိဆုံးမသောစကားကို နားထောင်သော် သာ၍ ကောင်း၏။

Darby Translation

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

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Besser, das Schelten der Weisen zu hören, als daß einer den Gesang der Toren hört.

Dutch Bible 1917

Het is beter te horen het bestraffen des wijzen, dan dat iemand hore het gezang der dwazen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Beter te luisteren naar de berisping der wijzen, Dan te horen naar het lied van de dwazen.

Italian Diodati Bible

Meglio vale udir lo sgridar del savio, che se alcuno ode il cantar de' pazzi .

Douay-Rheims 1899

The heart of the wise is where there is mourning, and the heart of fools where there is mirth.

Geneva Bible 1599

Anger is better then laughter: for by a sad looke the heart is made better.

Noyes Bible

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

Danish Bible 1931

Bedre at høre på Vismands Skænd end at høre på Tåbers Sang.

Leeser Tanakh

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

King James Version

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

King James Version + Apocrypha

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

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Thà nghe lời quở trách của người khôn ngoan, còn hơn là câu hát của kẻ ngu muội.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku lelei hake ʻae fanongo ki he valoki mei he poto, ʻi he fanongo ʻae tangata ki he hivehiva ʻae kau vale.

French Ostervald Bible

Mieux vaux entendre la répréhension du sage, que d'entendre la chanson des insensés.

Esperanto Bible

Pli bone estas aŭskulti riproĉon de saĝulo, ol aŭskulti kanton de malsaĝuloj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Mieux vaut entendre la réprimande du sage que d’entendre le chant des insensés.

German Luther Bible 1912

Es ist besser hören das Schelten der Weisen, denn hören den Gesang der Narren.

LXX2012 U. S. English

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

British English Septuagint 2012

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

Majority Standard BIble

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

Webster Bible

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

Revised Version

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

Italian Riveduta Bible

Meglio vale udire la riprensione del savio, che udire la canzone degli stolti.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Il vaut mieux entendre la réprimande du sage que d'entendre la chanson des insensés.

Reina Valera 1909

Mejor es oir la reprensión del sabio, que la canción de los necios.

Spanish BLL

Es mejor recibir el regaño de un sabio que escuchar las canciones de los necios.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Mejor es oír la reprensión del sabio que la canción de los necios.

Croatian Bible

Bolje je poslušati ukor mudra čovjeka negoli slušati hvalospjev luđaka.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Bolje je slušati karanje mudroga nego da ko sluša pesmu bezumnih.

German Textbibel

Besser das Schelten eines Weisen zu hören, als daß einer den Gesang der Thoren hört.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

It is better to hear a reproof of a wise man, Than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

ט֕וֹב לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ גַּעֲרַ֣ת חָכָ֑ם מֵאִ֕ישׁ שֹׁמֵ֖עַ שִׁ֥יר כְּסִילִֽים׃

World English Bible

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

World English Bible (Catholic)

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

World English Bible British Edition

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

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

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

World English Bible Classic

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

World English Bible Updated

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

World Messianic Bible

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

World Messianic Bible British Edition

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,

SEPTUAGINTA

ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἀκοῦσαι ἐπιτίμησιν σοφοῦ ὑπὲρ ἄνδρα ἀκούοντα ᾆσμα ἀφρόνων·

Brenton Septuagint

Ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἀκοῦσαι ἐπιτίμησιν σοφοῦ ὑπὲρ ἄνδρα ἁκούοντα ᾆσμα ἀφρόνων.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Май бине сэ аскулць мустраря ынцелептулуй декыт сэ аскулць ла кынтекул челор фэрэ минте.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Лучше слухати докір од мудрого, нїж піснї дурних;

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Лучше слухати докір од мудрого, нїж піснї дурних;

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Боље је слушати карање мудрога него да ко слуша песму безумних.

Russian Synodal Bible

Лучше слушать обличения от мудрого, нежели слушать песни глупых;

Hebrew Masoretic OT

טֹ֕וב לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ גַּעֲרַ֣ת חָכָ֑ם מֵאִ֕ישׁ שֹׁמֵ֖עַ שִׁ֥יר כְּסִילִֽים׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

טוב לשמע גערת חכם מאיש שמע שיר כסילים׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

سَمْعُ ٱلِٱنْتِهَارِ مِنَ ٱلْحَكِيمِ خَيْرٌ لِلْإِنْسَانِ مِنْ سَمْعِ غِنَاءِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ،

Old Persion Version Bible

شنیدن عتاب حکیمان بهتر است از شنیدن سرود احمقان،

Judson Burmese Bible

လူမိုက် သီချင်း ဆိုသောစကားကို နားထောင် သည်ထက် ၊ ပညာရှိ ဆုံးမ သောစကားကို နားထောင် သော် သာ၍ကောင်း ၏။

Korean Bible 1910

사람이 지혜자의 책망을 듣는 것이 우매자의 노래를 듣는 것보다 나으니라

Japanese Freedom Bible

愚かな者の歌を聞くより、知恵ある者の叱責を聞くほうが良い。

World Chinese Bible

听智慧人的责备，胜过听愚昧人的歌声。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

听智慧人的责备， 强如听愚昧人的歌唱。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

聽智慧人的責備， 強如聽愚昧人的歌唱。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Melhor é ouvir a repreensão do sábio do que alguém ouvir a canção dos tolos;

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Mashi Bible

Aha omuntu ankayumvîrhiza olwimbo lw’omusirhe, ankayumvîrhiza ihano ly’omurhimanya.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Es ist besser, man höre auf das Schelten des Weisen, als daß man lausche dem Gesang der Narren!

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Es mejor tomar nota de la represión de los hombres sabios, que escuchar el canto de los necios.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Mejor es oír la reprensión del sabio Que el canto de los necios,

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

It is better to hear the rebuke of the chacham, than for an ish to hear the shir kesilim.

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