Proverbs 27:5
Open rebuke is better Than secret love.
In context
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.
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 27:5 in the NIV
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 27:5 in the ESV
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.