Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.
New American Standard Bible
And a good blessing will come upon them.
King James Version
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Holman Bible
and a generous blessing will come to them.
International Standard Version
But as for people who rebuke the wicked; a good blessing will fall upon them.
A Conservative Version
But to those who rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
American Standard Version
But to them that rebuke him'shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.
Amplified
But to those [honorable judges] who rebuke the wicked, it will go well with them and they will find delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
Darby Translation
but to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.
Julia Smith Translation
And it shall be pleasant to those reproving, and a blessing of good shall come upon them.
King James 2000
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But they who rebuke will have delight, and upon them blessings of goodness will come.
Modern King James verseion
But to those who rebuke him, it shall be a delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But they that rebuke the ungodly shall be commended, and a rich blessing shall come upon them.
NET Bible
But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.
New Heart English Bible
but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
The Emphasized Bible
But, to reprovers, one should be pleasant, and, upon them, should come an excellent blessing:
Webster
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
World English Bible
but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
Youngs Literal Translation
And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing.
Themes
the Blessed » Who rebuke sinners
Evil » Those that call evil good
Rebuke » Those that rebuke the wicked
Interlinear
Yakach
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
More Sayings Of The Wise
24 He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations. 25 But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them. 26 He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer.
Cross References
Proverbs 28:23
He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.
Leviticus 19:17
Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil.
1 Samuel 3:13
And you are to say to him that I will send punishment on his family for ever, for the sin which he had knowledge of; because his sons have been cursing God and he had no control over them.
1 Kings 21:19-20
Say to him, The Lord says, Have you put a man to death and taken his heritage? Then say to him, The Lord says, In the place where dogs have been drinking the blood of Naboth, there will your blood become the drink of dogs.
Nehemiah 5:7-9
And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them, Every one of you is taking interest from his countryman. And I got together a great meeting of protest.
Nehemiah 13:8-11
And it was evil in my eyes: so I had all Tobiah's things put out of the room.
Nehemiah 13:17
Then I made protests to the chiefs of Judah, and said to them, What is this evil which you are doing, not keeping the Sabbath day holy?
Nehemiah 13:25
And I took up the cause against them, cursing them and giving blows to some of them and pulling out their hair; and I made them take an oath by God, saying, You are not to give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
Nehemiah 13:28
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the chief priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: so I sent him away from me.
Job 29:16-18
I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.
Matthew 14:4
Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.
1 Timothy 5:20
Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.
2 Timothy 4:2
Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;
Titus 1:13
This witness is true. So say sharp words to them so that they may come to the right faith,
Titus 2:15
On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.