Proverbs 28:23

He that reproveth a man, shall find grace afterward with him, (or He who rebuketh someone, shall find favour afterward with him); more than he that deceiveth by flatterings of (the) tongue.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 that hasteth to be made rich, and hath envy to other men (or and hath envy of others), knoweth not that neediness shall come [up] on him.

24He that withdraweth anything from his father and from his mother, and saith that this is no sin, is partner of a man-queller (or is the partner of, or no better than, a murderer).

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Cross References

2 Samuel 12:7And Nathan said to David, Thou art that man, that hast done this thing. The Lord God of Israel saith these things, I anointed thee into king on Israel (or I anointed thee king upon Israel), and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul,

1 Kings 1:32And king David said, Call ye Zadok, the priest, to me, and Nathan, the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. And when they had entered before the king,

Job 32:22For I know not how long I shall abide alive, and if my Maker will take me away after a little time.

Proverbs 27:5Better is open reproving, than a love hid. [Better is open amending, than hid love.] (Better be open rebukes, than hidden love.)

Matthew 18:15But if thy brother sinneth against thee, go thou, and reprove him, betwixt thee and him alone, (or And if thy brother sinneth against thee, go, and rebuke him, between thee and him alone); if he heareth thee, thou hast won thy brother.

2 Peter 3:15And deem ye (that the) long abiding of our Lord Jesus Christ (is) your health (or And understand well that the patience that our Lord Jesus Christ hath with us is our salvation), as also our most dear brother Paul wrote to you, by wisdom given to him.

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 →

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