Proverbs 17:10 in the World English Bible
A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Context
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.