"Did he not say to 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 I have done this."

Open rebuke [is] better Than love carefully concealed.

So Abimelech charged all [his] people, saying, "He who touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death."

for she had said to the servant, "Who [is] this man walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It [is] my master." So she took a veil and covered herself.

And Joab answered, "May the LORD make His people a hundred times more than they are. But, my lord the king, [are] they not all my lord's servants? Why then does my lord require this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt in Israel?"

Then Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David. All Israel [had] one million one hundred thousand men who drew the sword, and Judah [had] four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew the sword.

Do not correct 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 still wiser; Teach a just [man,] and he will increase in learning.

Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction [is] stupid.

[Like] an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold [Is] a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.

Open rebuke [is] better Than love carefully concealed.

So the captain came to him, and said to him, "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish."

"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.