Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
Proverbs 24:25 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But to those [upright judges] who rebuke the wicked, it will go well with them and they will find delight, and a good blessing will be upon them. American Standard Version (1901) But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them. Common English Bible But it will go well for those who rebuke them. A rich blessing will come to them. Catholic Public Domain Version Those who argue against the impious shall be praised, and a blessing shall come upon them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They that rebuke him, shall be praised: and a blessing shall come upon them. |
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favour Than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because of him.
Them that sin reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he restrained them not.