Proverbs 28:23

Proverbs 28:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward Than he who flatters with the tongue.

Context of Proverbs 28:23

21To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress. 22He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him. He that rebuketh a man shall afterwards find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. 24Whoso robbeth his father and his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, the same is the companion of a destroyer. 25He that is puffed up in soul exciteth contention; but he that relieth upon Jehovah shall be made fat.

Proverbs 28:23 word by word

מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ אָדָ֣ם אַ֭חֲרַי חֵ֣ן יִמְצָ֑א מִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יק לָשֽׁוֹן׃Read the interlinear

• manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• findמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956

Cross-references for Proverbs 28:23

• Proverbs 27:5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
• 2 Samuel 12:7And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man! Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
• 1 Kings 1:23And they told the king saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
• Psalms 141:5Let the righteous smite me, it is kindness; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refuse: for yet my prayer also is [for them] in their calamities.
• Matthew 20:15is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because I am good?
• Mark 7:22thefts, covetousness, wickednesses, deceit, licentiousness, a wicked eye, injurious language, haughtiness, folly;
• Genesis 13:10And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of the Jordan that it was thoroughly watered, before Jehovah had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; as the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, as one goes to Zoar.
• Genesis 19:17And it came to pass when they had brought them outside, that he said, Escape for thy life: look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain: escape to the mountain, lest thou perish.
• Job 20:18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice [therein].
• Job 22:16Who were carried off before the time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood;

Commentaries on Proverbs 28:23

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23Verse 23 Upon reflection, most will have a better opinion of a faithful reprover than of a soothing flatterer.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23Wise people want honest feedback about their mistakes so they can improve (Proverbs 10:17; 13:1, 10; 15:24, 31–32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. (Compare Pr 9:8, 9; 27:5). Those benefited by reproof will love their monitors.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 28:23

• Flattery
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Commentaries on Proverbs 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings