Proverbs 24:25
But to them that rebuke him, shall be pleasure, and vpon them shall come the blessing of goodnesse.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
In Context
26They shall kisse the lippes of him that answereth vpright wordes.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart, but thou shalt plainely rebuke thy neighbour, and suffer him not to sinne.
1 Kings 21:19Therefore shalt thou say vnto him, Thus sayth the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also gotten possession? And thou shalt speake vnto him, saying, Thus sayth the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, shall dogs licke euen thy blood also.
Nehemiah 13:8And it grieued me sore: therefore I cast forth all the vessels of the house of Tobiah out of the chamber.
Nehemiah 13:25Then I reprooued them, and cursed them, and smote certaine of them, and pulled off their heare, and tooke an othe of them by God, Yee shall not giue your daughters vnto their sonnes, neither shall ye take of their daughters vnto your sonnes, nor for your selues.
Job 29:16I was a father vnto the poore, and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently.
Matthew 14:4For Iohn saide vnto him, It is not lawfull for thee to haue 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 →