Proverbs 17:10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool. A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool. A quiet rebuke to a person of good sense does more than a whack on the head of a fool. A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool. A wise person will learn more from a warning than a fool will learn from a hundred lashings. A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool. A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool. A reprimand goes deeper into one who has understanding and a teachable spirit Than a hundred lashes into a fool. One word of correction breaks open a teachable heart, but a fool can be corrected a hundred times and still not know what hit him.