Proverbs 28:23
21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
- KJV
- He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
- WEB
- One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
- ASV
- He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.
- DARBY
- He that rebuketh a man shall afterwards find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
- BLB
- The one rebuking a man, afterward he will find favor more than one being smooth of tongue.
- ÅB
- Den som irettesetter et menneske, skal siden finne mere yndest enn den som gjør sin tunge glatt.
- OTB
- Den som irettesetter en person vil finne mer gunst til slutt enn den som smigrer med tungen.
- B1930
- Den som irettesetter et menneske, skal siden finne mere yndest enn den som gjør sin tunge glatt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 27:5–6
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Read in contextMatthew 18:15
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Read in contextPsalms 141:5
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
Read in context2 Peter 3:15–16
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
Read in context2 Samuel 12:7
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
Read in contextProverbs 29:5
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
Read in context1 Kings 1:32–40
And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
Read in contextGalatians 2:11
But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
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