Proverbs 24:25 · KJV
“But to them that rebuke {him} shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. {a good...: Heb. a blessing of good}”
— Proverbs 24:25
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou {art} righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
{Every man} shall kiss {his} lips that giveth a right answer. {that...: Heb. that answereth right words}
Proverbs 24 — Context
These {things} also {belong} to the wise. {It is} not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou {art} righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
25But to them that rebuke {him} shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. {a good...: Heb. a blessing of good}
26{Every man} shall kiss {his} lips that giveth a right answer. {that...: Heb. that answereth right words}
27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Cross References
1 Timothy 5:20
Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
1 Samuel 3:13
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. {For I...: or, And I will tell him} {vile: or, accursed} {restrained...: Heb. frowned not upon them}
Proverbs 28:23
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Nehemiah 13:25
And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, {saying}, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. {cursed: or, reviled}
Titus 2:15
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
Nehemiah 13:8-11
And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.
1 Kings 21:19-20
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
Nehemiah 5:7-9
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. {I consulted...: Heb. my heart consulted in me}