“To them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them” (Proverbs
24:25).
“He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue”
(Proverbs 28:23).
“Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be
honoured” (Proverbs 13:18).
“As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear”
(Proverbs 25:12).
“The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
He that refuseth instruction despiseth
his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding” (Proverbs 15:31, 32).