מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ אָדָ֣ם אַ֭חֲרַי חֵ֣ן יִמְצָ֑א מִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יק לָשֽׁוֹן׃
Celui qui reprend les gens finit par gagner leur bienveillance bien mieux que le flatteur.
Duties of the Heart
Therefore, the Creator commanded us to rebuke those that fall short in the fulfillment of their duties, as written: "you shall surely rebuke your fellow" (Vayikra 19:17), and our sages taught: "until when is it one's duty to rebuke? Rav said: 'until he curses you', Shmuel said: 'until he assaults you' " (Erechin 16b), and it is said: "He that rebukes a man shall find more favor afterwards than he that flatters with the tongue" (Mishlei 28:23).