Proverbs 27:5

All About Life

⁴ Wrath can be fierce and anger overwhelms but who can stand up to jealousy? ⁵ An open rebuke is better than unspoken love. ⁶ Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy, but kisses from an enemy speak volumes.

Open Rebuke is Better

Better Is Open Rebuke

Proverbs 28:23

Whoever rebukes a man will later on find more favor than someone who flatters with his words.

Galatians 2:14

But when I saw that they were not acting consistently with the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas in front of everyone, "Though you are a Jew, you have been living like a gentile and not like a Jew. So how can you insist that the gentiles must live like Jews?"

Leviticus 19:17

"You are not to hate your relative in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor if you must, but you are not to incur guilt on account of him.

Matthew 18:15

"If your brother sins against you, go and confront him while the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.

1 Timothy 5:20

As for those who keep on sinning, rebuke them in front of everyone so that the rest will also be afraid.