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New American Standard Bible (©1995)
He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor Than he who flatters with the tongue.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Whoever criticizes people will be more highly regarded in the future than the one who flatters with his tongue. King James Bible
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Afterward Afterwards Approval End Favor Favour Find Findeth Flattereth Flattering Flatters Gain Grace Later Protest Rebukes Rebuketh Reproving Smooth Tongue Words Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 23 Note, 1. Flatterers may please those for a time who, upon second thoughts, will detest and despise them. If ever they come to be convinced of the evil of those sinful courses they were flattered in, and to be ashamed of the pride and vanity which were humoured and gratified by those flatteries, they will hate the fawning flatterers as having had an ill design upon them, and the fulsome flatteries as having had an ill effect upon them and become nauseous. 2. Reprovers may displease those at first who yet afterwards, when the passion is over and the bitter physic begins to work well, will love and respect them. He that deals faithfully with his friend, in telling him of his faults, though he may put him into some heat for the present, and perhaps have hard words, instead of thanks, for his pains, yet afterwards he will not only have the comfort in his own bosom of having done his duty, but he also whom he reproved will acknowledge that it was a kindness, will entertain a high opinion of his wisdom and faithfulness, and look upon him as fit to be a friend. He that cries out against his surgeon for hurting him when he is searching his wound will yet pay him well, and thank him too, when he has cured it. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: a afterward end favor find flattering flatters gain has He in man more rebukes than the tongue who will with Bible Browser | 
