Proverbs 28:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.”

Proverbs 28:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 28:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 28:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 28:23 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 28:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.”

Proverbs 28:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 28:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He that rebuketh a man shall afterwards find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.”

Proverbs 28:23 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 28:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He that rebuketh a man, shall finde more fauour at length, then he that flattereth with his tongue.”

Proverbs 28:23 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 28:23 in Context — Proverbs 28

21 Tener acepción de personas, no es bueno: hasta por un bocado de pan prevaricará el hombre.

22 Apresúrase á ser rico el hombre de mal ojo; y no conoce que le ha de venir pobreza.

23 El que reprende al hombre, hallará después mayor gracia que el que lisonjea con la lengua.

24 El que roba á su padre ó á su madre, y dice que no es maldad, compañero es del hombre destruidor.

25 El altivo de ánimo suscita contiendas: mas el que en Jehová confía, medrará.

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What Does Proverbs 28:23 Mean?

Proverbs 28:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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