Proverbs 28:23
He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.
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Cross references
- Proverbs 27:5–6 Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
- Matthew 18:15 And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
- Psalm 141:5 Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.