23He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering tongue.


In Context

20 A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

21 To show partiality is not good- yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

22 A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him.

23 He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering tongue.

24 He who robs his father or mother and says, "It's not wrong"- he is partner to him who destroys.

25 A greedy man stirs up dissension, but he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

Proverbs 28:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:23He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:23He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:23He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:23He that rebuketh a man shall afterwards find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:23He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:23He that rebuketh a man afterward shall find more favor than he that flattereth with the tongue.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:23One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:23Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:23He that rebukes a man afterwards shall find more favor than he that flatters with the tongue.