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Proverbs 28:23

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

One who rebukes a person will later find more favour than one who flatters with his tongue.

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‘If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother.

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.

A person who flatters his neighbour spreads a net for his feet.

and it was announced to the king, ‘The prophet Nathan is here.’ He came into the king’s presence and paid homage to him with his face to the ground.

Nathan replied to David, ‘You are the man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: “I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you from Saul.

but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a generous blessing will come to them.

I will be partial to no one, and I will not give anyone an undeserved title.

For I do not know how to give such titles; otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant.