Proverbs 24:25

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But it will go well with those who rebuke, and a blessing of goodness will come upon them.

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  • Prov 28:23 : 23 Whoever rebukes a person will find favor afterward, more than one who flatters with the tongue.
  • Matt 14:4 : 4 For John had been telling him, 'It is not lawful for you to have her.'
  • 1 Tim 5:20 : 20 Rebuke those who persist in sin in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.
  • 2 Tim 4:2 : 2 Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching.
  • Titus 1:13 : 13 This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply so that they may be sound in the faith,
  • Titus 2:15 : 15 Speak these things, encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
  • Lev 19:17 : 17 Do not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your neighbor, and do not bear sin because of him.
  • 1 Sam 3:13 : 13 I have told him that I will judge his house forever because of the sin he knew about. His sons were cursing God, and he did not restrain them.
  • 1 Kgs 21:19-20 : 19 Speak to him and say, “Thus says the LORD: Have you murdered and also taken possession?” Then say to him, “Thus says the LORD: In the place where the dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, the dogs will also lick up your blood—yes, yours.”' 20 Ahab said to Elijah, 'So, have you found me, my enemy?' 'I have found you,' he answered, 'because you have devoted yourself to doing evil in the eyes of the LORD.'
  • Neh 5:7-9 : 7 I took counsel with myself, and then I confronted the nobles and officials, saying to them, 'You are exacting interest from your own people!' So I called together a large assembly to deal with them. 8 I said to them, 'We have redeemed our fellow Jews who were sold to the nations, as much as we were able. Now, you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!' They stayed silent, unable to say a word. 9 Then I said, 'What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of the nations, our enemies?'
  • Neh 13:8-9 : 8 I was greatly displeased, and I threw all of Tobiah’s household belongings out of the room. 9 Then I ordered the rooms to be purified, and I brought back the articles of the house of God, along with the grain offerings and the incense. 10 I also learned that the portions assigned to the Levites had not been given to them, and that the Levites and singers responsible for the service had gone back to their own fields. 11 So I rebuked the officials and asked, "Why is the house of God neglected?" Then I gathered them together and stationed them at their posts.
  • Neh 13:17 : 17 I reprimanded the nobles of Judah and said to them, "What is this wicked thing you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?
  • Neh 13:25 : 25 So I confronted them, cursed them, struck some of them, pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God: 'You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or yourselves.'
  • Neh 13:28 : 28 Even one of the sons of Joiada, son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite, so I drove him away from me.
  • Job 29:16-18 : 16 I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know. 17 I broke the jaws of the wicked and snatched the prey from his teeth. 18 I said, 'I will die with my nest, and my days will be as numerous as the sand.'

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  • Prov 24:26
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  • Prov 13:18
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    18Poverty and shame come to those who ignore discipline, but those who heed correction are honored.

  • Job 5:17
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    17Behold, blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

  • Prov 3:12
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  • Prov 12:14
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  • Prov 19:25
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  • Prov 16:13
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    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love those who speak honestly.

  • Ps 37:22
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  • Isa 3:10-11
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  • Prov 21:15
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    15Justice brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

  • Job 22:19
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  • Prov 25:12
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  • Prov 27:5
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  • Amos 5:10
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    10They hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise the one who speaks with honesty.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A person finds joy in an apt reply—and how good is a timely word!

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    42The upright see this and rejoice, but all wickedness shuts its mouth.

  • Prov 12:1-2
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