Proverbs 28:23
Honest criticism is appreciated later far more than flattery.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
In Context
22Envious people are in a rush to get rich; they don't realize they'll end up poor.
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:7“You are that man!” Nathan told David. “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king of Israel, and I saved you from Saul.
1 Kings 1:32Then King David said, “Call for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, son of Jehoiada.” When they arrived,
Job 32:22I don't know how to flatter, and if I did my Creator would soon destroy me.”
Proverbs 27:5Open criticism is better than hidden love.
Matthew 18:15If a brother sins against you, go and point out the wrong to him, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you've won your brother over.
2 Peter 3:15Remember that it is our Lord's patience that gives the opportunity for salvation. That's what our dear brother Paul was explaining to you in all his letters with the wisdom given to him by God.
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 →