Proverbs 28:23
Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.
In context
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong. 22 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him. 23 Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue. 24 Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “That is no transgression,” is a companion to a man who destroys.
25 A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched. 26 Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 28:23 in the KJV
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour Than he that flattereth with the tongue.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 28:23 in the NIV
Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.