Proverbs 28:23King James Version
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Related Verses
Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Genesis 4:13
And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Genesis 4:14
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Genesis 4:15
And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
Genesis 8:12
And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.