Proverbs 27:5
Open criticism is better than hidden love.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
In Context
4Fury may be fierce and cruel, anger may be a destructive flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
6A friend's honest comments may hurt you, but an enemy's kisses are over the top.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17Don't hold onto hateful feelings towards others. Talk honestly with your neighbors, so that you don't sin because of them.
Matthew 18:15If a brother sins against you, go and point out the wrong to him, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you've won your brother over.
1 Timothy 5:20Censure those who sin in front of everyone as a warning to others as well.
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 →