Proverbs 28:23

The Scriptures 2009

He who reproves a man finds more favour afterward Than he who flatters with the tongue.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:7

Then Nathan said to Dawiḏ, “You are the man! Thus said יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, ‘I anointed you sovereign over Yisra’ĕl, and I delivered you from the hand of Sha’ul.

1 Kings 1:23

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

Job 32:21

Please, let me not show partiality to anyone, nor let me flatter any man.

Job 32:22

For I do not know how to flatter, lest my Maker should soon take me away!

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous one smite me Or reprove me in loving-commitment – It is oil on my head. Let my head not refuse it. My prayer is still against their evil deeds.

Proverbs 24:25

But those who rebuke the wrong, It is pleasant, and a good blessing comes on them.

Proverbs 29:5

A man who flatters his neighbour Spreads a net for his own feet.

Matthew 18:15

“And if your brother sins against you, go and convict him, between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.

Galatians 2:11

And when Kĕpha had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was at fault.