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Proverbs 27:5 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 27 · verse 5
Open rebuke is better than secret love.Proverbs 27:5 · King James Version
Proverbs 27:5 in context
3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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Key words (Strong's)
- rebuketôwkêchâhchastisementH8433 →
- betterṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
- secretçâtharto hide , literally or figurativelyH5641 →
- Opengâlâhto denudeH1540 →
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Note, 1. It is good for us to be reproved, and told of our faults, by our friends. If true love in the heart has but zeal and courage enough to show itself in dealing plainly with our friends, and reproving them for what they say and do amiss, this is really better, not only than secret hatred (as Lev 19:17), but than…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-6