Literary notes about reprove (AI summary)
The term reprove is employed with a dual sense of moral correction and admonishment in literature. It can denote a gentle warning intended to steer one toward better behavior—as seen in texts that counsel against harsh, anger‐laden rebuke [1] or encourage private correction among friends [2]—but it equally serves as a firmer censure when addressing serious ethical lapses, such as the call to indict consistent misconduct [3] or the biblical injunction for correcting sin [4, 5, 6]. Whether in lofty epic narratives or reflective modern prose, reprove is used to underline responsibility and the necessity for self-improvement, stressing that the act of correction is not merely punitive but also a path toward restoration and reform [7, 8].
- Never reprove any one with indications of anger (in thy speech).
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - * Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.
— from For Auld Lang Syne: A Book of Friendship - But, then, my conduct is so inconsistent with my profession, I don’t wonder you reprove me.”
— from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - As if he would say: It is in vain to strive with them, or reprove them, they are so obstinate in evil.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - Although he should kill me, I will trust in him: but yet I will reprove my ways in his sight. 13:16.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice: All scripture,. .
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - I shall also reprove, watch, and on occasion warn the few—the most effectual way, in my opinion, of turning them from their evil courses.
— from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides - The natural day is very calm, and will hardly reprove his indolence.
— from Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
