Proverbs 28:23

23 Whoever criticizes people will be more highly regarded in the future than the one who flatters with his tongue.

Proverbs 28:23 In-Context

21 Showing partiality is not good, because some people will turn on you even for a piece of bread.
22 A stingy person is in a hurry to get rich, not realizing that poverty is about to overtake him.
23 Whoever criticizes people will be more highly regarded in the future than the one who flatters with his tongue.
24 The one who robs his father or his mother and says, "It isn't wrong!" is a companion to a vandal.
25 A greedy person stirs up a fight, but whoever trusts the LORD prospers.
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