Proverbs 24:25

but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

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KJV

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

ASV

But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.

YLT

And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing.

DBT

but to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.

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1 Timothy 5:20
But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 28:23
He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
1 Samuel 3:13
I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
Titus 1:13
This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
Matthew 14:4
because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
Nehemiah 13:25
I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
Nehemiah 13:8–11
And I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.
1 Kings 21:19–20
Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
Job 29:16–18
I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
Nehemiah 13:28
Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.
Leviticus 19:17
You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.

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About this book

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
Date: Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Timothy 5:20
But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:2
  Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Samuel 3:13
I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
leads to
- Proverbs 19:18
  Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
- Matthew 10:37
  Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
Through
Proverbs 28:23
He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
leads to
- Proverbs 27:5–6
  Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
- Matthew 18:15
  If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
Through
Titus 1:13
This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
leads to
- 1 Timothy 5:20
  But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
- Titus 2:2
  Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
Through
Matthew 14:4
because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
leads to
- Leviticus 20:21
  If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.

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