Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 28:23
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Berean Standard Bible
He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
King James Version
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
World English Bible
One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
American Standard Version
He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 28
21 To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
23 He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
25 A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
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