Proverbs 28:23
One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
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Cross references
- Proverbs 27:5–6 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
- Matthew 18:15 “If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
- Psalm 141:5 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.