Psalms 141:5

5 aLet a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness;
let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head;
let my head not refuse it.
Yet bmy prayer is continually against their evil deeds.

Proverbs 9:8

8 cDo not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
dreprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Proverbs 13:13

13Whoever edespises fthe word brings destruction on himself,
but he who reveres the commandment will be grewarded.

Proverbs 15:31-32

31 hThe ear that listens to ilife-giving reproof
will dwell among the wise.
32Whoever jignores instruction kdespises himself,
but he who listens to reproof lgains intelligence.

Proverbs 17:10

10A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.

Proverbs 27:6

6Faithful are mthe wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

Revelation of John 3:19

19 nThose whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
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