English Standard Version
Proverbs 28:23
23Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward Than he who flatters with the tongue.
- New Living Translation (NLT)In the end, people appreciate honest criticism far more than flattery.
Context of Proverbs 28:23
21To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong. 22A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him. Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue. 24Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, "That is no transgression," is a companion to a man who destroys. 25A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
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 27:5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
- 2 Samuel 12:7Nathan said to David, "You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
- 1 Kings 1:23And they told the king, "Here is Nathan the prophet." And when he came in before the king, he bowed before the king, with his face to the ground.
- Psalms 141:5Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
- Matthew 20:15Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?'
- Mark 7:22coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.
- Genesis 13:10And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
- Genesis 19:17And as they brought them out, one said, "Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away."
- Job 20:18He will give back the fruit of his toil and will not swallow it down; from the profit of his trading he will get no enjoyment.
- Job 22:16They were snatched away before their time; their foundation was washed away.
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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