Proverbs 24:25
but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
In Context
24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
26An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
1 Kings 21:19Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
Nehemiah 13:8And I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.
Nehemiah 13:25I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
Job 29:16I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
Matthew 14:4because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:24-27
23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: 25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. 26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. Here are lessons for wise men, that is, judges and princes. As subjects must do their duty, and be obedient to magistrates, so magistrates must do their duty in… Read the whole commentary →