It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.Ecclesiastes 7:5
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
ט֕וֹב לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ גַּעֲרַ֣ת חָכָ֑ם מֵאִ֕ישׁ שֹׁמֵ֖עַ שִׁ֥יר כְּסִילִֽים׃
- ט֕וֹבTov“[is] good”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
- לִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'“to listen to”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- גַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.Rat“[the] rebuke of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from גְּעָרָה · “rebuke” · Strong's H1606
- חָכָ֑םcha.Kham“a wise [person]”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
- מֵאִ֕ישׁme.'Ish“more than someone”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
- שֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'“[who] listens to”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- שִׁ֥ירshir“[the] song of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שִׁיר · “song” · Strong's H7892A
- כְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.Lim“fools”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)