37 Bible Verses about criticism

Poverty and disgrace [belong to] him who ignores instruction, but he who guards reproof will be honored.

Better to listen to [the] rebuke of [the] wise than for a man to listen to [the] song of fools.

A ring of gold and an ornament of fine gold [is] a rebuke of the wise to the ear of a listener.

He who loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates rebuke [is] stupid.

[We are] trying to avoid this, lest anyone should find fault with us in this abundant gift that is being administered by us.

Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. The one who speaks evil of a brother or judges his brother speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge [of the law].

Do not slander a servant to his master, or else he will curse you and you will be guilty.

The way of a fool is upright in his [own] eyes, but he who listens to advice [is] wise.

The ear of him who listens [to] admonitions of life, in the midst of the wise it will lodge.

And he did not reply to him, not even with reference to one statement, so that the governor was very astonished.

The one who eats must not despise the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat must not judge the one who eats, because God has accepted him.

sound message beyond reproach, in order that {an opponent} may be put to shame, [because he] has nothing bad to say concerning us.

He who rebukes a person will afterward find [more] favor than he who flatters [with the] tongue.

My defense to those who examine me is this:

in order that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as stars in the world,

The wounds of a friend mean well, but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

"Shall a faultfinder contend with Shaddai? Anyone who argues with God must answer it."

And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he took (because he took a Cushite wife);

Who are you, who passes judgment on the domestic slave belonging to someone else? To his own master he stands or falls, and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad, and I will answer him who reproaches me [with] a word.

Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich even in your own bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice; a winged messenger may repeat your words.

Better a rebuke that is open than a love that is hidden.

For they loved the praise of men more than praise from God.

For we are taking into consideration what is honorable not only before the Lord, but also before people.

Now receive the one who is weak in faith, [but] not for quarrels about opinions.

And those who err [in] spirit will {acquire} understanding, and those who grumble will learn instruction.

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out [that] you are not consumed by one another.

Hypocrite! First remove the beam of wood from your [own] eye and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye!

Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute [you] and say all kinds of evil things against you, lying on account of me.

But Jesus, [because he] knew within himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, "Does this cause you to be offended?

So his brothers said to him, "Depart from here and go to Judea, so that your disciples also can see your works that you are doing.

Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke the wise and he will love you.

I will speak to him mouth to mouth, [in] clearness, not in riddles; and he will look at the form of Yahweh. Why were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?"

I myself also could talk as you, if {you were in my place}; I could join against you with words, and I could shake at you with my head.

But why do you judge your brother? Or also, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.