PRO 28:23 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὁ ἐλέγχων ἀνθρώπου ὁδοὺς, χάριτας ἕξει μᾶλλον τοῦ γλωσσοχαριτοῦντος.
(Ho elegⱪōn anthrōpou hodous, ⱪaritas hexei mallon tou glōssoⱪaritountos. )

BrTr He that reproves a man's ways shall have more favour than he that flatters with the tongue.

ULT One who rebukes a man afterward will find favor
⇔ more than one who makes the tongue smooth.

UST People will approve of people who correct them after they do so
⇔ more than people who speak flatteringly to them.

BSB ⇔ He who rebukes a man will later find more favor
⇔ than one who flatters with his tongue.

OEB A man who reproves gets more thanks in the end
⇔ than a smooth-tongued flatterer.

WEBBE One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favour
⇔ than one who flatters with the tongue.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor
⇔ than the one who flatters with the tongue.

LSV Whoever is reproving a man finds grace afterward,
More than a flatterer with the tongue.

FBV Honest criticism is appreciated later far more than flattery.

T4T ⇔ Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more
⇔ than those who say nice things to others merely to ◄flatter them/cause them to feel good►.

LEB • more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.

BBE He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

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

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

DRA He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him.

YLT Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.

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

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

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

KJB-1769 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

KJB-1611 [fn]He that rebuketh a man, afterwards shall find more fauour, then he that flattereth with the tongue.
(He that rebuketh a man, afterwards shall find more favour, then he that flattereth with the tongue.)

28:23 Cha.27.6.

Bshps He that folowyng my preceptes rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauour at the last then he that flattereth hym.
(He that folowyng my preceptes rebuketh a man, shall find more favour at the last then he that flattereth him.)

Gnva He that rebuketh a man, shall finde more fauour at length, then he that flattereth with his tongue.
(He that rebuketh a man, shall find more favour at length, then he that flattereth with his tongue. )

Cvdl He that rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauoure at ye last, the he that flatreth him.
(He that rebuketh a man, shall find more favour at ye/you_all last, the he that flatreth him.)

Wycl He that repreueth a man, schal fynde grace aftirward at hym; more than he that disseyueth bi flateryngis of tunge.
(He that repreueth a man, shall find grace afterward at him; more than he that disseyueth by flateryngis of tongue.)

Luth Wer einen Menschen straft, wird hernach Gunst finden, denn der da heuchelt.
(Who a Menschen straft, becomes hernach Gunst finden, because the/of_the there heuchelt.)

ClVg Qui corripit hominem gratiam postea inveniet apud eum, magis quam ille qui per linguæ blandimenta decipit.
(Who corripit hominem gratiam postea inveniet apud him, magis how ille who through linguæ blandimenta decipit. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ אָדָ֣ם & מִֽ⁠מַּחֲלִ֥יק לָשֽׁוֹן

rebukes humankind & more_~_than,flatters tongue

One who rebukes, a man, one who makes and the tongue refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person who rebukes any other person … more than any person who makes that person’s own tongue smooth”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִמְצָ֑א

find

See how you translated the same use of find in 16:20.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חֵ֣ן

graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty

See how you translated the abstract noun favor in 3:4.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חֵ֣ן

graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty

Here Solomon implies that One who rebukes will find favor with the person whom he rebukes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “favor with the one he rebuked”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִֽ⁠מַּחֲלִ֥יק לָשֽׁוֹן

more_~_than,flatters tongue

Here Solomon refers to someone speaking flatteringly as if that person makes his tongue smooth. Here, tongue refers to speaking, as in 6:17. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “more than one who flatters by what he says”

Parallel PRO 28:23