King James Version
Proverbs 28:23 in the King James Version says “He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.”
Proverbs 28:23 · KJV
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. hasteth: or, hath and evil eye hasteth to be rich
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer . a destroyer: Heb. a man destroying
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He that rebuketh”
H3198to be right (i.e., correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
“afterwards”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
“shall find”
H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
“with the tongue”
H3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,
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