New English Translation
Proverbs 28:23
23The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the 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.
- 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 terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread. 22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him. The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue. 24The one who robs his father and mother and says, “There is no transgression,” is a companion to the one who destroys. 25The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the 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
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 that man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I chose you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.
- 1 Kings 1:23The king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor.
- Psalms 141:5May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.
- Matthew 20:15Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
- Mark 7:22adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly.
- Genesis 13:10Lot looked up and saw the whole region of the Jordan. He noticed that all of it was well-watered (before the Lord obliterated Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, all the way to Zoar.
- Genesis 19:17When they had brought them outside, they said, “Run for your lives! Don’t look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!”
- Job 20:18He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.
- Job 22:16men who were carried off before their time, when the flood was poured out on their foundations?
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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