29 Bible Verses about Reproving People

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Jeremiah 2:19

"Your own wickedness shall correct you, and your backsliding shall reprove you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, and that my fear is not in you," says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.

Titus 1:13

This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

Proverbs 24:25

but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.

Proverbs 9:8-9

Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Proverbs 1:23

Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

Jeremiah 30:11

For I am with you, says Yahweh, to save you: for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not make a full end of you; but I will correct you in measure, and will in no way leave you unpunished.

Proverbs 15:31

The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.

Proverbs 15:32

He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.

Proverbs 19:25

Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

Leviticus 19:17

"'You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

Proverbs 28:23

One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Proverbs 9:7-8

He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse. Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Job 6:26

Do you intend to reprove words, since the speeches of one who is desperate are as wind?

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