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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 28) Proverbs 28:23 KJV
"He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue."
Proverbs Chapter 28, Verse 23
Proverbs 28:23 in Context (Verses 20–26 KJV)
20
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.*
21
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
22
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.*
23
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
24
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.*
25
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
26
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.