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Proverbs 28:23
23If you warn someone that he has done a wrong thing, he will thank you in the end. He will like you more than if you only say sweet words to him.
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
21When you judge people, you must always be fair. That is the right thing to do. But even a small bribe can make some people do the wrong thing. 22Greedy people hurry to become rich. They do not know that they will soon be poor. If you warn someone that he has done a wrong thing, he will thank you in the end. He will like you more than if you only say sweet words to him. 24If anyone cheats his parents, he may say that he has done nothing wrong. But a person like that is as bad as a robber. 25Greedy people cause a lot of trouble. But someone who trusts the Lord will enjoy many good things.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:23 word by word
מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ אָדָ֣ם אַ֭חֲרַי חֵ֣ן יִמְצָ֑א מִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יק לָשֽׁוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 28:23
- Proverbs 27:5When a friend is not afraid to warn you that you are wrong, it shows that he really loves you.
- 2 Samuel 12:7Then Nathan said to David, ‘You are that man! This is what the Lord, Israel's God, says: “I chose you as king to rule over Israel. I saved you from Saul's power.
- 1 Kings 1:23The king's servants told him, ‘Nathan the prophet is here.’ So Nathan went in to the king's bedroom. He bent low with his face towards the ground.
- Psalms 141:5If a good man hits me because he loves me, he is being kind to me. If he shows me that I have done a wrong thing, that it is like special oil on my head. I would not refuse it. I continue to pray against what wicked people do.
- Matthew 20:15It is my money. I can choose what to do with it. I want to be kind to people and give them more than we agreed. Does that make you upset?” ’
- Mark 7:22They have sex with another man's wife. They are greedy. They are cruel to other people. They deceive people. They live like wild animals. They are jealous of other people. They say bad things about other people. They are proud and foolish.
- Genesis 13:10Lot looked up and he saw the flat land of Jordan, as far as Zoar. He saw that it had lots of water, like the garden of the Lord. It was good land, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed the cities there called Sodom and Gomorrah.)
- Genesis 19:17When they had reached a place outside the city, one of the angels said, ‘Now run! Your lives are in danger. Do not look behind you! Do not stop anywhere in this valley. Run up into the mountains or you will die.’
- Job 20:18He will have to give back everything that he owned. He will not enjoy the things that he has worked for.
- Job 22:16Those people died before they should have done. A great flood of water took them away. They had no safe place to stand.
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
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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
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