Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don't let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.
He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.