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Rebuking

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Proverbs 27:5

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

Matthew 18:15–17

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

1 Timothy 5:20

Them that sin reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.

Galatians 6:1

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Titus 2:15

These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

2 Timothy 4:2

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

2 Timothy 3:16–17

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

James 5:20

let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.

Luke 17:3–4

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Proverbs 1:23

Turn you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you; I will make known my words unto you.

Revelation 3:19

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

1 Timothy 5:1

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren:

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

2 Timothy 3:16

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Proverbs 9:8–9

Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. — read the full passage →

Jude 1:9

But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing judgment, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

Mark 16:14

And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them that had seen him after he was risen.

Zechariah 3:2

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Jehovah rebuke thee, O Satan; yea, Jehovah that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

Leviticus 19:17

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

1 Corinthians 5:12

For what have I to do with judging them that are without? Do not ye judge them that are within?

Matthew 17:18

And Jesus rebuked him; and the demon went out of him: and the boy was cured from that hour.

1 Corinthians 5:11–13

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 12:1

Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

James 4:7

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Titus 1:13

This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

Luke 17:3

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Proverbs 9:8

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

Matthew 18:15

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Ephesians 6:12

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Psalms 104:7

At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away

Luke 4:41

And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

Ephesians 6:10–18

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. — read the full passage →

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Jude 1:3

Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.

2 Corinthians 4:4

in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them.

Matthew 16:23

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.

Proverbs 28:23

He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

Micah 4:3

and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

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

2 Timothy 2:24–25

And the Lord’s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, — read the full passage →

Proverbs 13:1

A wise sonhearethhis father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

John 16:33

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Isaiah 50:2

Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there is no water, and die for thirst.

Psalms 80:16

It is burned with fire, it is cut down: They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

Malachi 3:11

And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts.

1 John 4:4

Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

Proverbs 25:12

Asan ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So isa wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Deuteronomy 28:20

Jehovah will send upon thee cursing, discomfiture, and rebuke, in all that thou puttest thy hand unto to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the evil of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

Galatians 2:11–14

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I resisted him to the face, because he stood condemned. — read the full passage →

Luke 23:40

But the other answered, and rebuking him said, Dost thou not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

Isaiah 2:4

And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Mark 9:25

And when Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

Psalms 119:21

Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from thy commandments.

Psalms 27:5

For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock.

Isaiah 25:8

He hath swallowed up death for ever; and the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will he take away from off all the earth: for Jehovah hath spoken it.

Luke 9:42

And as he was yet a coming, the demon dashed him down, and tare him grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

2 Corinthians 10:3–5

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh — read the full passage →

Romans 5:8

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Isaiah 66:15

For, behold, Jehovah will come with fire, and his chariots shall be like the whirlwind; to render his anger with fierceness, and his rebuke with flames of fire.

Isaiah 30:17

One thousand shall flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill.

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Hebrews 12:2

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

John 8:31–32

Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples; — read the full passage →

Matthew 7:1

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Matthew 4:1–11

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

Zephaniah 3:17

Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.

Ezekiel 33:8–9

When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die, and thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thy hand. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 15:10

There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; And he that hateth reproof shall die.

Psalms 68:30

Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver: He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war.

Ezekiel 3:16–21

And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

Psalms 76:6

At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

Mark 4:39

And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

Isaiah 17:13

The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but he shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm.

Proverbs 15:31

The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.

Proverbs 3:12

For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Revelation 1:1–20

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Luke 1:37

For no word from God shall be void of power.

2 Peter 1:21

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 5:11

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

2 Timothy 3:7

ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Ezekiel 3:18

When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.

Philippians 4:6

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Mark 16:17

And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

Matthew 4:10

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Proverbs 9:7

He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

2 Samuel 12:7

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

1 Timothy 5:19–20

Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at the mouth of two or three witnesses. — read the full passage →

Acts 16:18

And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.

John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Luke 4:39

And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them.

Matthew 7:5–6

Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye. — read the full passage →

Romans 8:18

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.

Matthew 23:1–39

Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

Matthew 15:2

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

Psalms 119:130

The opening of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple.

Revelation 1:1

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

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