Proverbs 28:23 | |
NASB: He who rebukes a man will afterward find [more] favor Than he who flatters with the tongue. (NASB ©1995) GWT: Whoever criticizes people will be more highly regarded in the future than the one who flatters with his tongue. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. ASV: He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue. BBE: He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue. DBY: He that rebuketh a man shall afterwards find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. JPS: He that rebuketh a man shall in the end find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. WBS: He that rebuketh a man afterward shall find more favor than he that flattereth with the tongue. WEB: One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue. YLT: Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue. | |
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