Proverbs 27:5

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

Proverbs 28:23

The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

Galatians 2:14

But when I saw that they were not behaving consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, "If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to force the Gentiles to live like Jews?"

Leviticus 19:17

You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him.

Matthew 18:15

"If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.

1 Timothy 5:20

Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

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Summary

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Bible References

General references

Proverbs 28:23
The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.
Leviticus 19:17
You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him.
Matthew 18:15
"If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.
Galatians 2:14
But when I saw that they were not behaving consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, "If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to force the Gentiles to live like Jews?"
1 Timothy 5:20
Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

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