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Letter "R" » reprove
«Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way? / And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river? / Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.»
«And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: / And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; / And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: / But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.»
«I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.»
«And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: / Of sin, because they believe not on me; / Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; / Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.»
«I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; / Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.»
«How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? / Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind? / Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.»
«And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.»
«Let 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. (Psalms 141:5)»
«It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.»
«Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar»