Proverbs 17:10 KJV
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:8–12 KJV Chapter Context
8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.