Proverbs 28:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.”
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“He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 28:23 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 12:7Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
- 1 Kings 1:23So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.
- 1 Kings 1:32Then King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.
- Job 32:21I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
- Job 32:22For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.
- Psalms 141:5Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
- Proverbs 27:5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
- Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
- Matthew 18:15If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
- Galatians 2:11When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.
- 2 Peter 3:15Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.
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