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5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
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It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Open rebuke is better than secret love. …
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-10)Here, I. David desires to be told of his faults. His enemies reproached him with that which was false, which he could not but complain of; yet, at the same time, he desired his friends would reprove him for that which was really amiss in him, particularly if there was any thing that gave the least colour to those reproaches (Ps. 141:5): let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness . The righ…
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