Proverbs 28:23

Modern

He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.

Traditional

He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

Literal

The one rebuking a man, afterward he will find favor more than one being smooth of tongue.

Latin

Qui corripit hominem gratiam postea inveniet apud eum, magis quam ille qui per linguæ blandimenta decipit.

Hebrew

English

He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.

Wise people want honest feedback about their mistakes so they can improve (Proverbs 10:17; 13:1, 10; 15:24, 31–32).

Proverbs 27:5–6
Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
Matthew 18:15
If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
Psalm 141:5
Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
2 Samuel 12:7
Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
1 Kings 1:23
So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.
Galatians 2:11
When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
1 Kings 1:32–40
Then King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.
2 Peter 3:15–16
Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.