World English Bible
Proverbs 28:23
“One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 28
21
To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22
A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.
23
One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
24
Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, "It's not wrong." He is a partner with a destroyer.
25
One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.