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


In Context

20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

21 To have respect of persons is not good: for, for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

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

24 He that robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:23He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering 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 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.