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Proverbs 27:5
Better is open reproof than hidden love.
Proverbs 27:5 · Young's Literal Translation
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Proverbs 27:5 in other translations
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
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In context
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand is heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.
4 Fury is fierce, and anger is overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
5 Better is open reproof than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, So is a man wandering from his place.
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