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rebuke

Meaning of “rebuke”

1. A reproof, censure, or expression of blame or displeasure; to reprove or censure. 2. To command something to cease or be restrained.

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46 occurrences44 verses23 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Leviticus 19:17

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Proverbs 9:8
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 9:8 · retained source text

Reproue not a scorner, lest hee hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and hee will loue thee.

1611 marginal noteMat.7.16.

Proverbs 13:1
A WISE son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 13:1 · retained source text

¶ A wise sonne heareth his fathers instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Proverbs 13:8
The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 13:8 · retained source text

The ransome of a mans life are his riches: but the poore heareth not rebuke.

Proverbs 24:25
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 24:25 · retained source text

But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come vpon them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a blessing of good.

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