Proverbs 28:23

New King James Version

He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward Than he who flatters with the tongue.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:7

Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.

1 Kings 1:23

So they told the king, saying, “Here is Nathan the prophet.” And when he came in before the king, he bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.

Job 32:21

Let me not, I pray, show partiality to anyone; Nor let me flatter any man.

Job 32:22

For I do not know how to flatter, Else my Maker would soon take me away.

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous strike me; It shall be a kindness. And let him rebuke me; It shall be as excellent oil; Let my head not refuse it. For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.

Proverbs 24:25

But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, And a good blessing will come upon them.

Proverbs 29:5

A man who flatters his neighbor Spreads a net for his feet.

Matthew 18:15

“Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.

Galatians 2:11

Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed;