Proverbs 27:5
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
In context
2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips. 3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. 4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. 7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet. 8 Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 27:5 in the KJV
Open rebuke is better Than secret love.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 27:5 in the ESV
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.