Proverbs 24:25
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25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.(A)
1 Timothy 5:20
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20 As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest also may stand in fear.(A)
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Proverbs 28:23
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23 Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
than one who flatters with the tongue.(A)
Titus 2:15
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15 Declare these things; exhort and reprove with all authority.[a] Let no one look down on you.
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- 2.15 Gk commandment
Titus 1:13
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13 That testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply, so that they may become sound in the faith,(A)
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Matthew 14:4
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4 because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”(A)
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Job 29:16-18
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16 I was a father to the needy,
and I championed the cause of the stranger.(A)
17 I broke the fangs of the unrighteous
and made them drop their prey from their teeth.(B)
18 Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my nest,
and I shall multiply my days like the phoenix;[a](C)
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- 29.18 Or like sand
Nehemiah 13:28
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28 And one of the sons of Jehoiada, son of the high priest Eliashib, was the son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite; I chased him away from me.(A)
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Nehemiah 13:25
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25 And I contended with them and cursed them and beat some of the men and pulled out their hair, 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.(A)
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Nehemiah 13:17
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17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah and said to them, “What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the Sabbath day?(A)
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Nehemiah 13:8-11
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8 And I was very angry, and I threw all the household furniture of Tobiah out of the room. 9 Then I gave orders, and they cleansed the chambers, and I brought back the vessels of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense.(A)
10 I also found out that the portions of the Levites had not been given to them, so that the Levites and the singers who had conducted the service had gone back to their fields.(B) 11 So I contended with the officials and said, “Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them together and set them in their stations.(C)
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Nehemiah 5:7-9
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7 After thinking it over, I contended with the nobles and the officials; I said to them, “You are all taking interest from your own people.” And I called a great assembly to deal with them(A) 8 and said to them, “As far as we were able, we have bought back our Jewish kindred who had been sold to other nations, but now you are selling your own kin, who must then be bought back by us!” They were silent and could not find a word to say.(B) 9 So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God, to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?(C)
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1 Kings 21:19-20
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19 You shall say to him: Thus says the Lord: Have you killed and also taken possession? You shall say to him: Thus says the Lord: In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, dogs will also lick up your blood.”(A)
20 Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you. Because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the Lord,(B)
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1 Samuel 3:13
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13 For I have told him that I am about to punish his house forever for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God,[a] and he did not restrain them.(A)
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- 3.13 Gk: Heb cursing for themselves
Leviticus 19:17
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17 “You shall not hate in your heart anyone of your kin; you shall reprove your neighbor, or you will incur guilt yourself.(A)
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2 Timothy 4:2
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2 proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage with the utmost patience in teaching.(A)
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