Proverbs 28:23

American Standard Version (1901)

He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

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  • Prov 27:5-6 : 5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
  • 1 Kgs 1:23 : 23 And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
  • Matt 18:15 : 15 And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
  • Gal 2:11 : 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I resisted him to the face, because he stood condemned.
  • 2 Pet 3:15-16 : 15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you; 16 as also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
  • 2 Sam 12:7 : 7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
  • 1 Kgs 1:32-40 : 32 And king David said, Call to me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king. 33 And the king said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: 34 and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel; and blow ye the trumpet, and say, [Long] live king Solomon. 35 Then ye shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead; and I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah. 36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: Jehovah, the God of my lord the king, say so [too] . 37 As Jehovah hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David. 38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon. 39 And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, [Long] live king Solomon. 40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous smite me, [it shall be] a kindness; And let him reprove me, [it shall be as] oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:24-26
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    24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:

    25But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.

    26He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.

  • Prov 9:7-8
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    7He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.

    8Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

  • Prov 27:5
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  • Prov 13:18
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    18Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

  • Prov 26:28
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    28A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

  • Prov 29:5
    73%

    5A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.

  • Prov 17:9-10
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    72%

    9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

    10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Prov 20:19
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    19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

  • Job 17:5
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    5He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

  • Prov 29:1
    71%

    1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Prov 12:1-2
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    71%

    1Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

    2A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

  • Prov 25:12
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    12[ As] an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [So is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

  • Ps 36:2
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    2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

  • Job 13:10
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    10He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show partiality.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.

  • Prov 19:25
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    25Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 25:23
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    23The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

  • Prov 27:2
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    2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

  • Prov 17:4-5
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    4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

    5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [And] he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 29:20-21
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    20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

    21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

  • Prov 28:24
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    24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer.

  • Prov 14:35
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    35The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him that causeth shame.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

  • Prov 28:22
    69%

    22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

  • Prov 25:15
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    15By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

  • Prov 19:19
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    19A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver [him], thou must do it yet again.

  • Eccl 7:5
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    5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

  • Prov 3:12
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    12For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

  • Prov 13:24
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    24He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  • Prov 10:17-18
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    69%

    17He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

    18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

  • Prov 18:23
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    23The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

  • Prov 15:10
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    10There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; [And] he that hateth reproof shall die.

  • Job 5:17
    68%

    17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

  • Prov 15:31
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    31The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.