Reprove

By Deane Barker • •

Definition: to express disapproval; to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent

Not a modern word. I can’t say I’ve ever heard this outside of a biblical reference.

Why I Looked It Up

Amos 5:10 from the New American Standard Bible.

They hate him who reproves in the gate,
And they abhor him who speaks with integrity.

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