Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 7:5

⁵It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke

than to listen to the song of fools.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It is better	ט֕וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
to heed	לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
a wise man’s	חָכָ֑ם	ḥā·ḵām	Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
rebuke	גַּעֲרַ֣ת	ga·‘ă·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1606 rebuke
than	מֵאִ֕ישׁ	mê·’îš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
to listen	שֹׁמֵ֖עַ	šō·mê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
to the song	שִׁ֥יר	šîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7892 song
of fools	כְּסִילִֽים׃	kə·sî·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.