Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands have I done this.

Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walks in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a veil, and covered herself.

And Joab answered, The LORD make his people a hundred times so many more as they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why then does my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?

And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Whosoever loves instruction loves knowledge: but he that hates reproof is senseless.

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

Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

So the captain came to him, and said unto him, What mean you, O sleeper? arise, call upon your God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.