Proverbs 24:25
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Proverbs 24:25 in other translations
| BSB | but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them. |
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| WEB | but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on 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. |
| DARBY | but to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them. |
| BBE | But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them. |
| Webster | But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. |
What does Proverbs 24:25 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 24:24-25
24-25. of which an example is justifying the wicked, to which is opposed, rebuking him, which has a blessing.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 24:23-26
The wisdom God giveth, renders a man fit for his station. Every one who finds the benefit of the right answer, will be attached to him that gave it.
Proverbs 24:25 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 24:25
- 1 Timothy 5:20
Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
- 1 Samuel 3:13
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
- Proverbs 28:23
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
- Nehemiah 13:8-11
And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense. And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field. Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
- 1 Kings 21:19-20
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.
- Nehemiah 5:7-9
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer. Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
- Titus 2:15
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
- Job 29:16-18
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out. And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
- Matthew 14:4
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
- Titus 1:13
This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
- Nehemiah 13:28
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
- Leviticus 19:17
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
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Context
- Proverbs 24:24
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
- Proverbs 24:25
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
- Proverbs 24:26
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
Proverbs 24:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas los que lo reprenden, serán agradables, y sobre ellos vendrá bendición de bien. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | mais ceux qui le reprennent seront agréables, et une bénédiction de bien viendra sur eux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | denen aber, welche gerecht entscheiden, geht es wohl, und über sie kommt Segnung des Guten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui arguunt eum laudabuntur, et super ipsos veniet benedictio. |