Bible Verses About Reproof

But don’t consider him an enemy; on the contrary, confront him as a brother and try to help him change.

Do not rebuke an older man sharply, but appeal to him as you would to a father; treat younger men like brothers,

older women like mothers and younger women like sisters, with absolute purity.

Rebuke before the whole assembly those leaders who continue sinning, as a warning to the others.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is valuable for teaching the truth, convicting of sin, correcting faults and training in right living;

proclaim the Word! Be on hand with it whether the time seems right or not. Convict, censure and exhort with unfailing patience and with teaching.

For there are many, especially from the Circumcision faction, who are rebellious, who delude people’s minds with their worthless and misleading talk.

and it’s true! For this reason, you must be severe when you rebuke those who have followed this false teaching, so that they will come to be sound in their trust

These are the things you should say. Encourage and rebuke with full authority; don’t let anyone look down on you.

Instead, keep exhorting each other every day, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you will become hardened by the deceit of sin.

Also you have forgotten the counsel which speaks with you as sons: “My son, don’t despise the discipline of Adonai or become despondent when he corrects you.

For Adonai disciplines those he loves and whips everyone he accepts as a son.”

Regard your endurance as discipline; God is dealing with you as sons. For what son goes undisciplined by his father?

As for me, I rebuke and discipline everyone I love; so exert yourselves, and turn from your sins!

The people living in the Land rejoice over them, they celebrate and send each other gifts, because these two prophets tormented them so.