Proverbs 27:5
An open rebuke is better than hidden love.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
In Context
6The wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but reprove him openly, lest you have sin over him.
Matthew 18:15But if your brother has sinned against you, go and correct him, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you will have regained your brother.
1 Timothy 5:20Reprove sinners in the sight of everyone, so that the others may have fear.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:4-5
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? These two verses show the intolerable mischief, 1. Of ungoverned passion. The wrath of a fool, who when he is provoked cares not what he says and does, is more grievous than a great stone or a load of sand. It lies heavily upon himself. Those who have no command of their passions do themselves even sink under the load of them. The wrath of a fool… Read the whole commentary →