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The Bible teaches that to give a godly rebuke is an act of kindness and to be considered a blessing to the one who receives it. A person who wants to live a life pleasing to God should be grateful that someone shows him where he has veered off the path. In Psalm 141:4-5 David says,

Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who do iniquity; and do not let me eat of their delicacies. Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me; it is oil upon the head; do not let my head refuse it.

In Prov. 25:12 Solomon says that a godly rebuke should be valued like fine jewelry: “Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a wise reproof to a listening ear.” A godly rebuke should be gladly excepted, as Prov. 10:17 says, “He is on the path of life who heeds instruction, but he who forsakes reproof goes astray.” Prov. 12:1 says, “He who loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.” Prov. 15:5 says, “A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but he who regards reproof is prudent.” Prov. 29:1 says, “A man who hardens his neck after much reproof will suddenly be broken beyond remedy.” Eccl. 7:5 says, “It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man than for one to listen to the song of fools.” Finally, Heb. 12:5 says, “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by Him”.[3]

A thought comes to mind..
Who is righteous enough to reproof another?

The Bible says not to judge unlovingly. “But speaking the truth in love, may [we] grow up into Him in all things, which is the head, even Christ” (Eph. 4:15). We can speak the truth without love, for selfish, boastful, or vengeful purposes and tear down the body of Christ. This is what gossip often is. You aren’t exposing a sin in order to correct it, in order to help the one who committed the sin to overcome it, but simply to feel superior to the other person. Usually when we tell a third party about someone else’s sin, it’s not doing anything to fix the situation. Paul warns against young women in the church being “idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.” (1 Tim. 5:13). “Tattlers” create bitterness and infighting, which is the work of Satan. It tears down the body of Christ rather than builds it up. Paul adds about these “tattlers,” “For some are already turned aside after Satan” (1 Tim. 5:15). An issue should usually be directed to the person with the sin, or a supervisor who’s responsible for that person. But even when we do confront someone directly over a sin, we should do it respectfully. Paul advises the young pastor Timothy, “Do not sharply rebuke an elder, but exhort as a father, and the younger ones as brothers, older women as mothers, the younger women as sisters in all purity” (1 Tim. 5:1-2).

thank you for this, Kathilee