Verse 25

But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:23 : 23 He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.
  • Matt 14:4 : 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
  • 1 Tim 5:20 : 20 Them that sin reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
  • 2 Tim 4:2 : 2 preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
  • Titus 1:13 : 13 This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
  • Titus 2:15 : 15 These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
  • Lev 19:17 : 17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
  • 1 Sam 3:13 : 13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he restrained them not.
  • 1 Kgs 21:19-20 : 19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast thou killed and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. 20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee, because thou hast sold thyself to do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah.
  • Neh 5:7-9 : 7 Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I held a great assembly against them. 8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that were sold unto the nations; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word. 9 Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?
  • Neh 13:8-9 : 8 And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. 9 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal-offerings and the frankincense. 10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field. 11 Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
  • Neh 13:17 : 17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
  • Neh 13:25 : 25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.
  • Neh 13:28 : 28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
  • Job 29:16-18 : 16 I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out. 17 And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth. 18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand: