Proverbs 28:23

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

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In context

Before · Proverbs 28:21–22

21To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread. 22A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

23One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

After · Proverbs 28:24–25

24Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is a partner with a destroyer. 25One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

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