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Proverbs 28:23

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23One who rebukes a person will later find more favori

than one who flatters with his tongue.j

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Cross references

  1. iPr 27:5–6
  2. jPr 26:28; 29:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor

than he who flatters with his tongue.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor

rather than one who has a flattering tongue.

NLTNew Living Translation

In the end, people appreciate honest criticism

far more than flattery.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor

than he who flatters with the tongue.

KJV 1900King James Version

He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour

Than he that flattereth with the tongue.