Proverbs 28:23

Geneva Bible (1560)

He that rebuketh a man, shall finde more fauour at length, then he that flattereth with his tongue.

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  • Prov 27:5-6 : 5 Open rebuke is better then secret loue. 6 The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.
  • 1 Kgs 1:23 : 23 And they tolde the King, saying, Beholde, Nathan the Prophet; when he was come in to the King, hee made obeisance before the King vpon his face to the ground.
  • Matt 18:15 : 15 Moreouer, if thy brother trespasse against thee, goe and tell him his fault betweene thee and him alone: if he heare thee, thou hast wonne thy brother.
  • Gal 2:11 : 11 And when Peter was come to Antiochia, I withstood him to his face: for he was to be condemned.
  • 2 Pet 3:15-16 : 15 And suppose that the long suffering of our Lord is saluation, euen as our beloued brother Paul according to the wisedome giuen vnto him wrote to you, 16 As one, that in all his Epistles speaketh of these thinges: among the which some thinges are hard to be vnderstand, which they that are vnlearned and vnstable, wrest, as they do also other Scriptures vnto their owne destruction.
  • 2 Sam 12:7 : 7 Then Nathan sayd to Dauid, Thou art the man. Thus sayth the Lord God of Israel, I anoynted thee King ouer Israel, and deliuered thee out of the hand of Saul,
  • 1 Kgs 1:32-40 : 32 And King Dauid saide, Call mee Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada; they came before the King. 33 Then the King said vnto them, Take with you the seruants of your lorde, and cause Salomon my sonne to ride vpon mine owne mule, & carie him downe to Gihon. 34 And let Zadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet anoint him there King ouer Israel, and blowe ye the trumpet, and say, God saue king Salomon. 35 Then come vp after him, that hee may come and sit vpon my throne: and hee shall bee King in my steade: for I haue appointed him to be prince ouer Israel and ouer Iudah. 36 Then Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada answered the King, and said, So be it, and the Lord God of my lord the King ratifie it. 37 As the Lord hath bene with my lorde the King, so be he with Salomon, and exalt his throne aboue the throne of my lorde king Dauid. 38 So Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went downe and caused Salomon to ride vpon king Dauids mule, and brought him to Gihon. 39 And Zadok the Priest tooke an horne of oyle out of the Tabernacle, and anointed Salomon: and they blewe the trumpet, and all the people said, God saue king Salomon. 40 And all the people came vp after him, and the people piped with pipes, and reioyced with great ioye, so that the earth rang with the sound of them.
  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous smite me: for that is a benefite: and let him reprooue me, and it shalbe a precious oyle, that shall not breake mine head: for within a while I shall euen pray in their miseries.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 A man that flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth a net for his steps.

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  • Prov 24:24-26
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    24He that saith to the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse, and the multitude shall abhorre him.

    25But to them that rebuke him, shall be pleasure, and vpon them shall come the blessing of goodnesse.

    26They shall kisse the lippes of him that answereth vpright wordes.

  • Prov 9:7-8
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    7He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.

    8Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.

  • Prov 27:5
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    5Open rebuke is better then secret loue.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.

  • Prov 26:28
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    28A false tongue hateth the afflicted, and a flattering mouth causeth ruine.

  • Prov 29:5
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    5A man that flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth a net for his steps.

  • Prov 17:9-10
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    9Hee that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue: but hee that repeateth a matter, separateth the prince.

    10A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.

  • Prov 20:19
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    19He that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

  • Job 17:5
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    5For the eyes of his children shall faile, that speaketh flattery to his friends.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27He that seeketh good things, getteth fauour: but he that seeketh euill, it shall come to him.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1A man that hardeneth his necke when he is rebuked, shall suddenly be destroyed and can not be cured.

  • Prov 12:1-2
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    1He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.

    2A good man getteth fauour of the Lorde: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14A man shalbe satiate with good things by the fruite of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall God giue vnto him.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.

  • Prov 25:12
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    12He that reprooueth the wise, and the obedient eare, is as a golden earering and an ornament of fine golde.

  • Ps 36:2
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    2For hee flattereth himselfe in his owne eyes, while his iniquitie is foud worthy to be hated.

  • Job 13:10
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    10He will surely reprooue you, if ye doe secretly accept any person.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Prov 19:25
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    25Smite a scorner, and the foolish wil beware: and reproue the prudent, and he wil vnderstand knowledge.

  • Prov 25:23
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    23As the Northwinde driueth away the raine, so doeth an angry countenance the slandering tongue.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8A man shall be commended for his wisedome: but the froward of heart shalbe despised.

  • Prov 27:2
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    2Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.

  • Prov 17:4-5
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    4The wicked giueth heed to false lippes, and a lyer hearkeneth to the naughtie tongue.

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  • Prov 29:20-21
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    20Seest thou a man hastie in his matters? there is more hope of a foole, then of him.

    21He that delicately bringeth vp his seruant from youth, at length he will be euen as his sone.

  • Prov 28:24
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    24Hee that robbeth his father and mother, and sayth, It is no transgression, is the companion of a man that destroyeth.

  • Prov 14:35
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    35The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23The pride of a man shall bring him lowe: but the humble in spirit shall enioy glory.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.

  • Prov 25:15
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    15A Prince is pacified by staying of anger, and a soft tongue breaketh the bones.

  • Prov 19:19
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    19A man of much anger shall suffer punishment: and though thou deliuer him, yet wil his anger come againe.

  • Eccl 7:5
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  • Prov 3:12
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  • Prov 13:24
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    24He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.

  • Prov 10:17-18
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    69%

    17He that regardeth instruction, is in the way of life: but he that refuseth correction, goeth out of the way.

    18He that dissembleth hatred with lying lips, and he that inuenteth slaunder, is a foole.

  • Prov 18:23
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    23The poore speaketh with prayers: but the rich answereth roughly.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is ye poore that walketh in his vprightnes, then he that abuseth his lips, & is a foole.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A ioy commeth to a man by the answere of his mouth: and how good is a word in due seaso?

  • Prov 15:10
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    10Instruction is euill to him that forsaketh the way, and he that hateth correction, shall die.

  • Job 5:17
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    17Beholde, blessed is the man whome God correcteth: therefore refuse not thou the chastising of the Almightie.

  • Prov 15:31
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    31The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.