Proverbs 27:5

Open rebuke is better Than secret love.

Proverbs 27:5 · KJV

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2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips. 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; But who is able to stand before envy?

5 Open rebuke is better Than secret love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. 8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

Proverbs 27

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