What does Ecclesiastes 7:5 mean?

Ecclesiastes 7:5 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Ecclesiastes 7:5 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

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