Proverbs 28:23 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²³ He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favour Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ He who rebukes a man shall afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

Common English Bible

²³ Those who correct someone will, in the end, find more favor than those with flattering tongues.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ Whoever corrects a man, afterward he shall find favor with him, more so than he who deceives him with a flattering tongue.

Proverbs 28:23 Cross References

Matthew 18:15

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, shew him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

Galatians 2:11

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I resisted him to the face, because he stood condemned.

Proverbs 29:5

A man that flattereth his neighbour Spreadeth a net for his steps.

1 Kings 1:23

And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

2 Samuel 12:7

And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

Proverbs 24:25

But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.

Job 32:21

Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.

Job 32:22

For I know not to give flattering titles; Else would my Maker soon take me away.