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Proverbs 28:23

American Standard Version

He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

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Proverbs 28:23 in other translations

One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
than one who flatters with the tongue.

Proverbs 28:23 · World English Bible

Proverbs 28:23 in context

  1. 21To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
  2. 22He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
  3. 23He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.
  4. 24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer.
  5. 25He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.