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1 Samuel 25:32-33 — Then David said to Abigail, "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me,
and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
2 Chronicles 25:16 — As he was talking with him, the king said to him, "Have we appointed you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?" Then the prophet stopped and said, "I know that God has planned to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel."
Psalms 141:5 — Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me; It is oil upon the head; Do not let my head refuse it, For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.
Proverbs 1:5 — A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
Proverbs 1:24-28 — "Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
And you neglected all my counsel And did not want my reproof;
I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes,
When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,
Proverbs 1:29-33 — Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD.
"They would not accept my counsel, They spurned all my reproof.
"So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way And be satiated with their own devices.
"For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
"But he who listens to me shall live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil."
Proverbs 6:23 — For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
Proverbs 9:7-9 — He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who reproves a wicked man {gets} insults for himself.
Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you.
Give {instruction} to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase {his} learning.
Proverbs 10:17 — He is {on} the path of life who heeds instruction, But he who ignores reproof goes astray.
Proverbs 11:14 — Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory.
Proverbs 12:1 — Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 12:15 — The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.
Proverbs 15:5 — A fool rejects his father's discipline, But he who regards reproof is sensible.
Proverbs 15:10 — Grievous punishment is for him who forsakes the way; He who hates reproof will die.
Proverbs 15:12 — A scoffer does not love one who reproves him, He will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:22 — Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they succeed.
Proverbs 15:32 — He who neglects discipline despises himself, But he who listens to reproof acquires understanding.
Proverbs 16:22 — Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, But the discipline of fools is folly.
Proverbs 17:10 — A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 19:20 — Listen to counsel and accept discipline, That you may be wise the rest of your days.
Proverbs 19:25 — Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd, But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 20:18 — Prepare plans by consultation, And make war by wise guidance.
Proverbs 24:6 — For by wise guidance you will wage war, And in abundance of counselors there is victory.
Proverbs 25:12 — {Like} an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold Is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
Proverbs 26:5 — Answer a fool as his folly {deserves,} That he not be wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 27:5-6 — Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:9 — Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend.
Proverbs 28:23 — He who rebukes a man will afterward find {more} favor Than he who flatters with the tongue.
Ecclesiastes 4:13 — A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows {how} to receive instruction.
Isaiah 30:1 — "Woe to the rebellious children," declares the LORD, "Who execute a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin;
Jeremiah 38:14-16 — Then King Zedekiah sent and had Jeremiah the prophet brought to him at the third entrance that is in the house of the LORD; and the king said to Jeremiah, "I am going to ask you something; do not hide anything from me."
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I tell you, will you not certainly put me to death? Besides, if I give you advice, you will not listen to me."
But King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in secret saying, "As the LORD lives, who made this life for us, surely I will not put you to death nor will I give you over to the hand of these men who are seeking your life."
Matthew 18:15-17 — "If your brother sins(Late mss add {against you}) , go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother.
~"But if he does not listen {to you,} take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED.
~"If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
Matthew 19:21-22 — Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be complete, go {and} sell your possessions and give to {the} poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."
But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.
Mark 8:29 — And He {continued} by questioning them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter *answered and *said to Him, "You are the Christ."
Luke 17:3-4 — ~"Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
~"And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, `I repent,' forgive him."
John 7:7 — ~"The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil.
John 8:7 — But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him {be the} first to throw a stone at her."
Acts 7:51 — "You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.
Galatians 2:14 — But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, "If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how {is it that} you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?
Galatians 4:16 — So have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Ephesians 4:15 — but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all {aspects} into Him who is the head, {even} Christ,
1 Thessalonians 5:14 — We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
1 Timothy 5:1-2 — Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but {rather} appeal to {him} as a father, {to} the younger men as brothers,
the older women as mothers, {and} the younger women as sisters, in all purity.
1 Timothy 5:20 — Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful {of sinning.}
Titus 1:13 — This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,
Hebrews 3:13 — But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is {still} called "Today," so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
Revelation 3:19 — ~`Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.
This topic is from the BibleSteak Team.
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