Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Correct someone, and afterward he will appreciate it more than flattery. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him. Proverbs 27:5,6 Open rebuke is better than hidden love. . . . 2 Samuel 12:7 And Nathan said to David: Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul, 1 Kings 1:23,32-40 And they told the king, saying: Nathan, the prophet, is here. And when he was come in before the king, and had worshipped, bowing down to the ground, . . . Psalm 141:5 The just man shall correct me in mercy, and shall reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner fatten my head. For my prayer shall still be against the things with which they are well pleased: Matthew 20:15 Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? Is thy eye evil, because I am good? Mark 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. and Genesis 13:10-13 And Lot lifting up his eyes, saw all the country about the Jordan, which was watered throughout, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha, as the paradise of the Lord, and like Egypt as one comes to Segor. . . . Genesis 19:17 And they brought him forth, and set him without the city: and there they spoke to him, saying: Save thy life: look not back, neither stay thou in all the country about: but save thy self in the mountain, lest thou be also consumed. Job 20:18-22 He shall be punished for all that he did, and yet shall not be consumed: according to the multitude of his devices so also shall he suffer. . . . Job 22:16,17 Who were taken away before their time, and a flood hath overthrown their foundation. . . . Context The Boldness of the Righteous…22A man that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him. 23He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him.24He that stealeth any thing from his father, or from his mother: and saith, This is no sin, is the partner of a murderer.… Cross References Proverbs 24:25 They that rebuke him shall be praised: and a blessing shall come upon them. Proverbs 27:5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love. Proverbs 27:6 Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy. Proverbs 29:5 A man that speaketh to his friend with flattering and dissembling words, spreadeth a net for his feet. Jump to Previous Afterward Afterwards Approval End Favor Favour Find Findeth Flattereth Flattering Flatters Gain Grace Later Protest Rebukes Rebuketh Reproving Smooth Tongue WordsJump to Next Afterward Afterwards Approval End Favor Favour Find Findeth Flattereth Flattering Flatters Gain Grace Later Protest Rebukes Rebuketh Reproving Smooth Tongue WordsLinks Proverbs 28:23 NIVProverbs 28:23 NLT Proverbs 28:23 ESV Proverbs 28:23 NASB Proverbs 28:23 Bible Apps Proverbs 28:23 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 28:23 Chinese Bible Proverbs 28:23 French Bible Proverbs 28:23 German Bible Alphabetical: a afterward end favor find flattering flatters gain has He in man more rebukes than the tongue who will with OT Poetry: Proverbs 28:23 One who rebukes a man will afterward (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |