Proverbs 28:23–26
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
*He that rebuketh a man, afterwards shall find more fauour, then he that flattereth with the tongue.
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- *Cross-referenceCha.27.6.
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
†Who so robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, it is no transgression, the same is the companion of a destroyer.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. 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.
*He that is of a proud heart, stirreth vp strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD, shalbe made fat.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap.13.10.
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Hee that trusteth in his owne heart, is a foole: but who so walketh wisely, he shall be deliuered.
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From verse 23
- Proverbs 27:5–6Rank 1 from verse 23
- Matthew 18:15Rank 2 from verse 23
15¶ Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
15¶ Moreouer, *if thy brother shall trespasse against thee, goe and tell him his fault betweene thee and him alone: if he shall heare thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
- Psalms 141:5Rank 3 from verse 23
5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
5‖Let the righteous smite mee, it shalbe a kindnesse: and let him reprooue me, it shalbe an excellent oile, which shall not breake my head: for yet my prayer also shalbe in their calamities.
- 1 Kings 1:23Rank 4 from verse 23
23And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
23And they tolde the king, saying, Beholde Nathan the Prophet. And when hee was come in before the king, he bowed himselfe before the king with his face to the ground.
- 1 Kings 1:32–40Rank 5 from verse 23
32¶ And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
33The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
34And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
35Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
36And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.
37As the Lord hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
38So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
39And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
40And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
32¶ And king Dauid said, Call me Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada. And they came before the king.
33The king also saide vnto them, Take with you the seruants of your lord, and cause Solomon my sonne to ride vpon †mine owne mule, and bring him downe to Gihon.
34And let Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, anoint him there King ouer Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God saue King Solomon.
35Then ye shall come vp after him, that hee may come and sit vpon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I haue appointed him to be ruler ouer Israel, and ouer Iudah.
36And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada answered the King, and said, Amen: The LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
37As the LORD hath bene with my lord the King, euen so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater then the throne of my lord King Dauid.
38So Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went downe, and caused Solomon to ride vpon King Dauids mule, and brought him to Gihon.
39And Zadok the Priest tooke an horne of oile out of the Tabernacle, and anointed Solomon: and they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, God saue King Solomon.
40And all the people came vp after him, and the people piped with ‖pipes, and reioyced with great ioy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
- 2 Peter 3:15–16Rank 6 from verse 23
15And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
15And account that the long suffering of the Lord is saluation, euen as our beloued brother Paul also, according to the wisedome giuen vnto him, hath written vnto you.
16As also in all his Epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to be vnderstood, which they that are vnlearned and vnstable wrest, as they doe also the other Scriptures, vnto their owne destruction.
- 2 Samuel 12:7Rank 7 from verse 23
7¶ And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
7¶ And Nathan said to Dauid, Thou art the man: thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I *anointed thee king ouer Israel, and I deliuered thee out of the hand of Saul,
- Galatians 2:11Rank 8 from verse 23
- Proverbs 29:5Rank 9 from verse 23
From verse 24
- Matthew 15:4–6Rank 1 from verse 24
4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
4For God commaunded, saying, *Honour thy father and mother: And *hee that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5But yee say, Whosoeuer shall say to his father or his mother, * It is a gift by whatsoeuer thou mightest bee profited by me,
6And honour not his father or his mother, hee shall be free. Thus haue yee made the Commaundement of God of none effect by your tradition.
- Proverbs 18:9Rank 2 from verse 24
- Proverbs 19:26Rank 3 from verse 24
- Judges 17:2Rank 4 from verse 24
2And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son.
2And he said vnto his mother, The eleuen hundred shekels of siluer, that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine eares, behold, the siluer is with mee, I tooke it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my sonne.
- Proverbs 28:7Rank 5 from verse 24
- Proverbs 13:20Rank 6 from verse 24
From verse 25
- Proverbs 11:25Rank 1 from verse 25
- 1 Timothy 6:6Rank 2 from verse 25
- Proverbs 10:12Rank 3 from verse 25
- Proverbs 13:10Rank 4 from verse 25
- Proverbs 13:4Rank 5 from verse 25
- Proverbs 29:25Rank 6 from verse 25
- Jeremiah 17:7–8Rank 7 from verse 25
7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
7*Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
8*‖For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her rootes by the riuer, and shall not see when heate commeth, but her leafe shall be greene, and shall not be carefull in the yeere of drought, neither shall cease from yeelding fruit.
- Proverbs 15:18Rank 8 from verse 25
- Proverbs 21:24Rank 9 from verse 25
- Proverbs 22:10Rank 10 from verse 25
- Proverbs 29:22Rank 11 from verse 25
- Psalms 84:12Rank 12 from verse 25
- Isaiah 58:11Rank 13 from verse 25
11And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
11††And the LORD shal guide thee continually, and satisfie thy soule in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters faile not.
- Proverbs 15:30Rank 14 from verse 25
From verse 26
- Proverbs 3:5Rank 1 from verse 26
- Jeremiah 17:9Rank 2 from verse 26
- Romans 8:7Rank 4 from verse 26
- 2 Timothy 3:15Rank 6 from verse 26
- James 3:13–18Rank 7 from verse 26
13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
13Who is a wise man and indued with knowledge amongst you? let him shew out of a good conuersation his workes with meekenes of wisedome.
14But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts glory not, and lie not against the trueth.
15This wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, ‖sensuall, deuilish.
16For where enuying and strife is, there is †confusion, and euery euill worke.
17But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easie to be intreated, full of mercy, and good fruits, ‖without partialitie, and without hypocrisie.
18And the fruit of righteousnesse is sowen in peace, of them that make peace.
- Mark 7:21–23Rank 8 from verse 26
21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
23All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
21*For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed euill thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22*Thefts, couetousnesse, wickednesse, deceit, lasciuiousnesse, an euill eye, blasphemie, pride, foolishnesse:
23All these euill things come from within, and defile the man.
- 2 Kings 8:13Rank 9 from verse 26
13And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
13And Hazael said, But what, is thy seruant a dogge, that he should doe this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed mee that thou shalt be king ouer Syria.
- Mark 14:27–31Rank 10 from verse 26
27And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
28But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
29But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
30And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
31But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
27*And Iesus saith vnto them, All ye shall be offended because of mee this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepheard, and the sheepe shall be scattered.
28But after that I am risen, I will goe before you into Galilee.
29*But Peter said vnto him, Although al shalbe offended, yet wil not I.
30And Iesus saith vnto him, Uerily I say vnto thee, that this day, euen in this night before the cocke crow twise, thou shalt denie me thrise.
31But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not denie thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
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Proverbs 28:23
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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afterwards
At a later time; subsequently.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.
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Sense 1: Goodwill, approval, acceptance, kindness, mercy, support, or beneficial regard. Sense 2: Pleasing appearance or charm. Sense 3: To regard, support, prefer, or treat kindly.
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flattereth
Third-person singular present form of flatter (to praise insincerely or deceitfully in order to please, influence, or mislead).
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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.
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Proverbs 28:24
Takes another's property wrongfully.
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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.
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transgression
The act of passing beyond or violating a law, command, or rule of duty; an offense, fault, or sin.
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One who accompanies, associates, or shares a condition, work, covenant, or fellowship with another; a fellow, mate, or partner.
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One who destroys, or lays waste; one who kills a man, or an animal, or who ruins a country, cities, etc.
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Proverbs 28:25
Having an unduly high opinion of oneself; haughty or self-exalting.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
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Third-person singular present form of put (to place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be).
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Sense 1: Confidence or reliance placed in a person or thing. Sense 2: To rely upon, confide in, or place confidence in. Sense 3: Something committed to another's care or charge.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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1. The rich oily bodily substance of an animal. 2. Rich, fertile, abundant, prosperous, or flourishing. 3. Well-fed, plump, or full-bodied. 4. The richest or choicest part or produce of something. 5. Figuratively, dull, insensible, or hardened.
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Proverbs 28:26
Relies upon, confides in, or places confidence in.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.
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Sense 1: A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding. Sense 2: As a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Prudently; judiciously; discretely; with wisdom.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.
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28:22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
28:22‖He that hasteth to bee rich, hath an euill eye, and considereth not that pouerty shall come vpon him.
28:23He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
28:23*He that rebuketh a man, afterwards shall find more fauour, then he that flattereth with the tongue.
Selected passage28:24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
28:24†Who so robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, it is no transgression, the same is the companion of a destroyer.
Selected passage28:25He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.
28:25*He that is of a proud heart, stirreth vp strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD, shalbe made fat.
Selected passage28:26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
28:26Hee that trusteth in his owne heart, is a foole: but who so walketh wisely, he shall be deliuered.
Selected passage28:27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
28:27*He that giueth vnto the poore, shall not lacke: but he that hideth his eyes, shall haue many a curse.