But it will go well for those who convict the guilty; rich blessings will be showered on them.
Parallel translations
- WEB but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
- KJV But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
- BSB but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
- NKJV But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, And a good blessing will come upon them.
- NASB But for those who rebuke the wicked there will be delight, And a good blessing will come upon them.
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Quick answer
Those who convict the guilty and uphold justice are blessed and enjoy God's favor. Standing for truth brings reward.
Overview
In contrast to the cursed corrupter of verse 24, the one who rebukes and convicts the wicked receives delight and a rich blessing. This affirms that courage to confront wrong, not mere niceness, is the way of wisdom. It points toward the final judgment when righteousness is vindicated and toward Christ, who both exposes sin and bestows true blessing on those who are his.
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- 1 Tim 5:20Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
- 1 Sam 3:13For I have told him that I will judge his house forever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves, and he didn’t restrain them.
- Prov 28:23One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
- Matt 14:4For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
- Lev 19:17“‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
- Titus 2:15Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you.
- Neh 13:8–11It grieved me severely. Therefore I threw all Tobiah’s household stuff out of the room.
- Titus 1:13This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
- Neh 5:7–9Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, “You exact usury, everyone of his brother.” I held a great assembly against them.
- Neh 13:28One of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I chased him from me.
- Neh 13:17Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?
- Job 29:16–18I was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I didn’t know, I searched out.
- 1 Kgs 21:19–20You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh says, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh says, “In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs will lick your blood, even yours.”’”
- Neh 13:25I contended with them, and cursed them, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.
- 2 Tim 4:2preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
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