Proverbs 28:23

“He that rebuketh a man, etc.] His friend and acquaintance, for any fault committed by him; which reproof he gives in a free and faithful manner, yet kind, tender, and affectionate. The word rendered “afterwards”, which begins the next clause, according to the accents belongs to this, and is by some rendered, “he that rebuketh a man after me”f797; after my directions, according to the rules I have given; that is, after God, and by his order; or Solomon, after his example, who delivered out these sentences and instructions. The Targum so connects the word, and renders the clause, “he that rebukes a man before him;” openly, to his thee: but rather it may be rendered “behind”; that is, as…”

“(Compare Pro 9:8-9; Pro 27:5). Those benefited by reproof will love their monitors.”

“28:23 The wise desire honest criticism of their faults so they can improve (10:17; 13:1, 10; 15:24, 31-32).”

“Pro 27:5, Pro 27:6; Sa2 12:7; Kg1 1:23, Kg1 1:32-40; Psa 141:5; Mat 18:15; Gal 2:11; Pe2 3:15, Pe2 3:16 Proverbs 28:24”

“23 He that reproveth a man who is going backwards, Findeth more thanks than the flatterer. It is impossible that aj can be the suffix of אחרי; the Talmud, Tamid 28a, refers it to God; but that it signifies: after my (Solomon's) example or precedence (Aben Ezra, Ahron b. Josef, Venet., J. H. Michaelis), is untenable - such a name given by the teacher here to himself is altogether aimless. Others translate, with Jerome: Qui corripit hominem gratiam postea inveniet apud eum magis, quam ille qui per linguae blandimenta decipit, for they partly purpose to read אחרי־כן, partly to give to 'אח the meaning of postea. אחרי, Ewald says, is a notable example of an adverb. Hitzig seeks to correct this…”