Proverbs 24:25
But to them that rebuke the wicked, it is well, 1 and birkat tov shall come upon them. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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
26He that giveth an answer that is nakhon (right, correct), 1 giveth a kiss on the sfatayim. 1
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine lev; thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear chet because of him.
1 Kings 21:19And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Hashem, Hast thou committed murder, then also hast thou inherited? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Hashem, In the makom (place) where kelavim licked the dahm Navot shall kelavim lick thy dahm also, even thine.
Nehemiah 13:8And it grieved me much; therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Toviyah out of the chamber.
Nehemiah 13:25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by Elohim, saying, Ye shall not give your banot unto their banim, nor take their banot unto your banim, or for yourselves.
Job 29:16I was an av to the evyonim (needy); 1 and the cause which I knew not 1 I investigated. 1
Matthew 14:4For Yochanan kept on saying to him, It is asur 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 →