Proverbs 24:25
in Proverbs 24but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.
KJV
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
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This verse in Proverbs 24
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Whoever tells the guilty
on Proverbs 24:24-26
Whoever calls the guilty innocent is the judge or witness who calls evil good, and "peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him." Then "An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips," and Bridges notes the kiss as the ancient token of respect.
This site's exposition
those who convict the guilty
Verse 25 sets the reward of honest judges against the curse of verse 24. Jamieson, Fausset & Brown read the pair as the first example of partiality, calling the guilty innocent, with rebuke of the guilty as its opposite. Those who convict the guilty receive rich blessing.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
There is no surer path to popularity than a righteous severity in punishing guilt.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥ים | velamokhichim | and for the [ones who] rebuke [them] | H3198 → | 59 times |
| יִנְעָ֑ם | yinam | it will be pleasant | H5276 → | 8 times |
| וַֽ֝עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם | vaaleihem | and on them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| תָּב֥וֹא | tavo' | it will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בִרְכַּת־ | virkat- | blessing of | H1293 → | 69 times |
| טֽוֹב׃ | tov | good thing[s] | H2896 → | 538 times |
וְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥יםand for the [ones who] rebuke [them]
velamokhichimH3198 →59 times
יִנְעָ֑םit will be pleasant
yinamH5276 →8 times
וַֽ֝עֲלֵיהֶ֗םand on them
vaaleihemH5921 →5755 times
תָּב֥וֹאit will come
tavo'H935 →2568 times
בִרְכַּת־blessing of
virkat-H1293 →69 times
טֽוֹב׃good thing[s]
tovH2896 →538 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Timothy 5:20But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
it 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 separate paths from here.
- 2 Timothy 4:2
Through
1 Samuel 3:13I 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.
it 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;
- Proverbs 19:18
Through
Proverbs 28:23He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
it 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.
- Proverbs 27:5–6
Through
Titus 1:13This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
it 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.
- 1 Timothy 5:20
Through
Matthew 14:4because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
it 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.
- Leviticus 20:21
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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About Proverbs

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
