Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who reproves; one who or that which blames.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, reproves.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
reproves ; whorebukes is akind tone.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who finds fault or imputes blame
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Examples
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Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
the power of an encouraging word Happy 2009
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The sensibility of Lord Valhurst was not of sufficient magnitude to separate into two courses: the little he possessed was already occupied by his disappointment, in losing the beautiful prey he believed just falling into his hands, and he had no emotion, therefore, to bestow upon his young reprover.
Camilla 2008
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As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
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As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
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Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear. previous | next
senorcoconut Diary Entry senorcoconut 2004
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To this the man replied nothing, but slackened his pace, and slunk behind his reprover.
The Italian 2004
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But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them: and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 3. 1999
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As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Proverbs 25. 1999
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