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.

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  • Matthew 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.

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  • Psalms 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.

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  • 2 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;

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  • 2 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;

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  • Proverbs 29:5

    A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

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  • 1 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.

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  • Galatians 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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