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Proverbs 28:23

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23He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor

than he who flatters with the tongue.

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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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

One who rebukes a person will later find more favor

than one who flatters with his tongue.

NLTNew Living Translation

In the end, people appreciate honest criticism

far more than flattery.

KJV 1900King James Version

He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour

Than he that flattereth with the tongue.