Proverbs - 24:25



25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.

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Explanation and meaning of Proverbs 24:25.

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But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
But to them that rebuke him'shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.
They that rebuke him, shall be praised: and a blessing shall come upon them.
And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing.
But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.
But to them that decide justly shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.
Those who argue against the impious shall be praised, and a blessing shall come upon them.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

There is no surer path to popularity than a righteous severity in punishing guilt.

But to them that rebuke him shall be delight,.... That is, such that rebuke in the gate, or openly, in a court of judicature; that reprove delinquents, such as are found guilty of malpractices, and punish them as they ought to be, according to the laws of God and man; they shall have delight in themselves, peace and pleasure in their own minds; or the people shall delight in them, and speak well of them, and think themselves happy under such a just administration; or the Lord shall delight in them, the beauty or sweetness of the Lord shall come unto them, as Aben Ezra explains it; the Lord shall be sweet and delightful to them, and they shall have pleasure in him;
and a good blessing shall come upon them; or "a blessing of good" (w); a blessing of good things, temporal and spiritual, here and hereafter; the blessing of a good God, and a blessing from him; and a blessing of good men, as opposed to the curse of the people in Proverbs 24:24.
(w) "benedictio boni", Baynus, Mercerus, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis, Schultens; "benefactio cujusque boni": Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Rebuke - That publickly and judicially rebuke and condemn the wicked. Delight - The peace of a good conscience.

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