Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;
    let him rebuke me(A)—that is oil on my head.(B)
My head will not refuse it,
    for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

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Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

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12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
    is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.(A)

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12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

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It is better to heed the rebuke(A) of a wise person
    than to listen to the song of fools.

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

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