New American Standard Bible 2020
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 show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will do wrong. 22A person with an evil eye hurries after wealth And does not know that poverty will come upon him. One who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor Than one who flatters with the tongue. 24He who robs his father or his mother And says, “There is no wrong done,” Is the companion of a person who destroys. 25An arrogant person stirs up strife, But one who trusts in the Lord will prosper.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:23 word by word
מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ אָדָ֣ם אַ֭חֲרַי חֵ֣ן יִמְצָ֑א מִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יק לָשֽׁוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 28:23
- Proverbs 27:5Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed.
- 2 Samuel 12:7Nathan then said to David, “You yourself are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘It is I who anointed you as king over Israel, and it is I who rescued you from the hand of Saul.
- 1 Kings 1:23They informed the king, saying, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And when he came into the king’s presence, he prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground.
- Psalms 141:5May the righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me; It is oil for the head; My head shall not refuse it, For my prayer is still against their evil deeds.
- Matthew 20:15Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’
- Mark 7:22deeds of greed, wickedness, deceit, indecent behavior, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
- Genesis 13:10Lot raised his eyes and saw all the vicinity of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere--this was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah--like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt going toward Zoar.
- Genesis 19:17When they had brought them outside, one said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stay anywhere in the surrounding area; escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away.”
- Job 20:18He returns the product of his labor And cannot swallow it; As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy them.
- Job 22:16Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were washed away by a river?
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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