Proverbs 27:5
Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
In Context
4Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?
6Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart, but reprove him openly, lest thou incur sin through him.
Matthew 18:15But if thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother.
1 Timothy 5:20Them that sin reprove before all: that the rest also 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 →