"He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue."
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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;
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.
Let 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.
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
And 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;
And 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.
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.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.
He that rebuketh a man shall afterwards find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
He that rebuketh a man afterward shall find more favor than he that flattereth with the tongue.
One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor Than one who flatters with the tongue.
Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.