Ecclesiastes 7:5 in the World English Bible
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Context
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.