Proverbs 28:23
He that reproveth a man, shall, afterwards, find more, favour, than he that useth a flattering tongue.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
In Context
22A man, hasting to be rich, hath an evil eye, and knoweth not when want may overtake him.
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:7Then said Nathan unto David: Thou, art the man! Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel—I, anointed thee to be king over Israel, and, I, delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
1 Kings 1:32Then said King David—Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada. And they came in before the king.
Job 32:22Surely I know not how to give flattering titles, How soon might my Maker take me away!
Proverbs 27:5Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
Matthew 18:15But, if thy brother sin, withdraw, convince him, betwixt thee and him, alone,—If unto thee he hearken, thou hast gained thy brother;
2 Peter 3:15And account, our Lord’s long suffering, [to be] salvation:—even as, our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given unto him, hath written unto 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 →