Proverbs 28:23

New Century Version

Those who correct others will later be liked more than those who give false praise.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:7

Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I appointed you king of Israel and saved you from Saul.

1 Kings 1:23

The servants told the king, “Nathan the prophet is here.” So Nathan went to the king and bowed facedown on the ground before him.

Job 32:21

I will be fair to everyone and not flatter anyone.

Job 32:22

I don’t know how to flatter, and if I did, my Maker would quickly take me away.

Psalm 141:5

If a good person punished me, that would be kind. If he corrected me, that would be like perfumed oil on my head. I shouldn’t refuse it. But I pray against those who do evil.

Proverbs 24:25

But things will go well if you punish the guilty, and you will receive rich blessings.

Proverbs 29:5

Those who give false praise to their neighbors are setting a trap for them.

Matthew 18:15

“If your fellow believer sins against you, go and tell him in private what he did wrong. If he listens to you, you have helped that person to be your brother or sister again.

Galatians 2:11

When Peter came to Antioch, I challenged him to his face, because he was wrong.