Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 28:23 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.”
Proverbs 28:23
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
To have respect of persons {is} not good: for for a piece of bread {that} man will transgress.
He that hasteth to be rich {hath} an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. {hasteth...: or, hath an evil eye hasteth to be rich}
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, {It is} no transgression; the same {is} the companion of a destroyer. {a destroyer: Heb. a man destroying}
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
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