Proverbs 28:23
He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:7And Nathan said to David: Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul,
1 Kings 1:32King David also said: Call me Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaias the son of Joiada. And when they were come in before the king,
Job 32:22For I know not how long I shall continue, and whether after a while my Maker may take me away.
Proverbs 27:5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
Matthew 18:15But if thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother.
2 Peter 3:15And account the longsuffering of our Lord, salvation; as also our most dear brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, hath written to you:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:23
22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. Here again Solomon shows the sin and folly of those that will be rich; they are resolved that they will be so, per fas, per nefas — right or wrong; they will be so with all speed; they are getting hastily an estate. 1. They have no comfort in it: They have an evil eye, that is, they are always grieving at those that have more than they, and always grudging their necessary expenses, because they think the former… Read the whole commentary →