29 Bible Verses about Reproving People

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Thy own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

This testimony is true: wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

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

Reprove not a scorner, lest he shall hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit to you, I will make known to you my words.

For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.

Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

Smite a scorner and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.

A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

He that rebuketh a man afterward shall find more favor than he that flattereth with the tongue.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

He that reproveth a scorner, getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. Reprove not a scorner, lest he shall hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

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