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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Referenced Verses

  • 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
    3 verses
    78%

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

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

    26 He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.

  • Prov 9:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7 He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.

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

  • Prov 27:5
    74%

    5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

  • Prov 13:18
    74%

    18 Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

  • Prov 26:28
    74%

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

  • Prov 29:5
    73%

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

  • Prov 17:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

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

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

  • Prov 17:20
    72%

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

  • Prov 20:19
    72%

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

  • Job 17:5
    72%

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

  • Prov 11:27
    72%

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

  • Prov 29:1
    71%

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

  • Prov 12:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

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

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

  • Prov 12:14
    71%

    14 A 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
    71%

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

  • Prov 25:12
    70%

    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
    70%

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

  • Job 13:10
    70%

    10 He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show partiality.

  • Prov 3:4
    70%

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

  • Prov 19:25
    70%

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

  • Prov 25:23
    70%

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

  • Prov 12:8
    70%

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

  • Prov 27:2
    70%

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

  • Prov 17:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

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

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

  • Prov 29:20-21
    2 verses
    69%

    20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

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

  • Prov 28:24
    69%

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

  • Prov 14:35
    69%

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

  • Prov 29:23
    69%

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

  • Prov 28:22
    69%

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

  • Prov 25:15
    69%

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

  • Prov 19:19
    69%

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

  • Eccl 7:5
    69%

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

  • Prov 3:12
    69%

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

  • Prov 13:24
    69%

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

  • Prov 10:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

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

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

  • Prov 18:23
    69%

    23 The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

  • Prov 19:1
    68%

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

  • Prov 15:23
    68%

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

  • Prov 15:10
    68%

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

  • Job 5:17
    68%

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

  • Prov 15:31
    68%

    31 The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.

  • Prov 13:15
    68%

    15 Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

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