יָכַח

And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son.

Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

It may be the LORD thy God will hear all 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 are left.

And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

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?

Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:

Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words: