Proverbs 28:23

He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.

Cross References (9)

  • Proverbs 27:5–6 (10)

    Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.

  • Matthew 18:15 (8)

    If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

  • Psalms 141:5 (7)

    Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse i

  • Proverbs 29:5 (2)

    A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

  • 2 Samuel 12:7 (2)

    Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over

  • 1 Kings 1:32–40 (2)

    Then King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came b

  • Galatians 2:11 (2)

    When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.

  • 1 Kings 1:23 (2)

    So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.

  • 2 Peter 3:15–16 (2)

    Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom