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

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. {if: or, although}

Open rebuke {is} better than secret love.

{As} an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, {so is} a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, {and} he will understand knowledge. {will beware: Heb. will be cunning}

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.

A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that {the king} said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. {determined: Heb. counselled}

That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid. {no grief: Heb. no staggering, or, stumbling}

Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

And Nathan said to David, Thou {art} the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

Do good, O LORD, unto {those that be} good, and {to them that are} upright in their hearts.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. {anointest: Heb. makest fat}

For the commandment {is} a lamp; and the law {is} light; and reproofs of instruction {are} the way of life: {lamp: or, candle}

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Faithful {are} the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy {are} deceitful. {deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent}

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

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

{As} an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, {so is} a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove {them}.

For the commandment {is} a lamp; and the law {is} light; and reproofs of instruction {are} the way of life: {lamp: or, candle}

He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

And blessed {be} thy advice, and blessed {be} thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to {shed} blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

{It is} like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, {even} Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Poverty and shame {shall be to} him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

And when he had called the people {unto him} with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for {he was} in a rage with him because of this {thing}. And Asa oppressed {some} of the people the same time. {oppressed: Heb. crushed}

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. {and...: or, that thou bear not sin for him}

And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. {entereth...: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times}

The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

And he said, What {is} the thing that {the LORD} hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide {it} not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide {any} thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee. {more also: Heb. so add} {thing: or, word}

A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, {even} from Babylon.

But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before {them} all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

Yet count {him} not as an enemy, but admonish {him} as a brother.