Proverbs 27:5
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Open rebuke is better than secret love.
- King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition
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Other Translations of Proverbs 27:5
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Better is open protest than love kept secret.
- Basic English Bible
Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
- Darby Bible
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
- Webster's Bible
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
- World English Bible
Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
View Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 27:5
27:5 Open - When it is needful, in which case, though it put a man to some shame yet it doth him good. Better - More desirable and beneficial. Secret love - Which does not shew itself by friendly actions, and particularly by free and faithful reproof.
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