25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
    and a good blessing will come upon them.

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20 As for those who persist in sin, (A)rebuke them in the presence of all, (B)so that the rest may stand in fear.

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23 Whoever (A)rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than (B)he who flatters with his tongue.

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15 Declare these things; exhort and (A)rebuke with all authority. (B)Let no one disregard you.

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13 This testimony is true. Therefore (A)rebuke them (B)sharply, that they (C)may be sound in the faith,

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because John had been saying to him, (A)“It is not lawful for you to have her.”

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16 I was a father to the needy,
    and I searched out (A)the cause of him whom I did not know.
17 I (B)broke (C)the fangs of the unrighteous
    and made him drop his prey from his teeth.
18 (D)Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my (E)nest,
    and I shall multiply my days as (F)the sand,

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28 And one of the sons of (A)Jehoiada, the son of (B)Eliashib the high priest, was the son-in-law of (C)Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I chased him from me.

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25 (A)And I confronted them and cursed them and beat some of them and pulled out their hair. (B)And I made them take an oath in the name of God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

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17 (A)Then I confronted the nobles of Judah and said to them, “What is this evil thing that you are doing, (B)profaning the Sabbath day?

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And I was very angry, and I threw all the household furniture of Tobiah out of the chamber. Then I gave orders, and they (A)cleansed the chambers, and I brought back there the vessels of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense.

10 I also found out that (B)the portions of the Levites had not been given to them, so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had fled each (C)to his field. 11 (D)So I confronted the officials and said, (E)“Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them together and set them in their stations.

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I took counsel with myself, and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials. I said to them, (A)“You are exacting interest, each from his brother.” And I held a great assembly against them and said to them, “We, as far as we are able, (B)have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us!” They were silent and could not find a word to say. So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk (C)in the fear of our God (D)to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?

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19 And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: (A)“In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood.”’”

20 Ahab said to Elijah, (B)“Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because (C)you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the Lord.

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13 (A)And I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, (B)because his sons were blaspheming God,[a] (C)and he did not restrain them.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 3:13 Or blaspheming for themselves

17 (A)“You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but (B)you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you (C)incur sin because of him.

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preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; (A)reprove, rebuke, and (B)exhort, with complete patience and teaching.

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