29 Bible Verses about Reproving People

A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,

A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.

Instruct thee doth thy wickedness, And thy backslidings reprove thee, Know and see that an evil and a bitter thing Is thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, And My fear not being on thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts.

Better is open reproof than hidden love.

Those sinning, reprove before all, that the others also may have fear;

this testimony is true; for which cause convict them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing.

An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren;

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee. Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

'And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;

'Take heed to yourselves, and, if thy brother may sin in regard to thee, rebuke him, and if he may reform, forgive him,

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.

For with thee am I, An affirmation of Jehovah -- to save thee, For I make an end of all the nations Whither I have scattered thee, Only, of thee I do not make an end, And I have chastised thee in judgment, And do not entirely acquit thee.

every Writing is God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that is in righteousness,

and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;

And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you,

Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.

An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.

Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.

A scorner smite, and the simple acts prudently, And give reproof to the intelligent, He understandeth knowledge.

'Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him.

Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.

Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.

Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song of fools,

The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish. Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.

For reproof -- do you reckon words? And for wind -- sayings of the desperate.

They have hated a reprover in the gate, And a plain speaker they abominate.