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Proverbs 28:23 Cross-References
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“He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.”
Proverbs 28:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 28:23
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour (מוֹכִיחַ אָדָם אַחֲרַי חֵן יִמְצָא, mokhiach adam acharai chen yimtsa)—מוֹכִיחַ (mokhiach, 'one who rebukes, reproves, corrects') brings אַחֲרַי (acharai, 'afterward, later') the discovery (מָצָא, matsa) of חֵן (chen, 'favor, grace'). Initially painful, faithful correction produces later gratitude. Proverbs 27:6: 'Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.'Than he that flattereth with the tongue (מִמַּחֲלִיק לָשׁוֹן, mimachaliq lashon)—חָלַק (chalaq, 'to be smooth, slippery, flattering') with the לָשׁ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 28:23
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“Open rebuke is better than secret love.”
“it is kindness; let him reprove me”
“You are the man. This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.,And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;, וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל־דָּוִד אַתָּה הָאִישׁ כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָנֹכִי מְשַׁחְתִּיךָ לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָנֹכִי הִצַּלְתִּיךָ מִיַּד שָׁאוּל׃ ,And Nathan said to David: Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD”
“I resisted him to his face”
“A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.”
“according to the wisdom given to him”
“Call to me Zadok the priest”
“saying”