60 Bible Verses About Reproof

A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord.

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

And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?

Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring Aaron’s rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.

Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?

And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again.

O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh–gilead to the assembly.

Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:

For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:

Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

Yet hear the word of the Lord, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.

A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?

And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.

For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.

Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.

Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.