Proverbs 28:23

English Standard Version

23 Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue. (Pr 27:5; Pr 29:5)

New International Version

23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favour rather than one who has a flattering tongue.

New International Reader’s Version

23 It is better to warn a person than to pretend to praise them. In the end that person will be more pleased with you.

King James Version

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