Proverbs 27:5
Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
In Context
4Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, || And who stands before jealousy?
6The wounds of a lover are faithful, || And the kisses of an enemy [are] abundant.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17You do not hate your brother in your heart; you certainly reprove your fellow, and do not permit sin on him.
Matthew 18:15And if your brother may sin against you, go and show him his fault between you and him alone, if he may hear you, you gained your brother;
1 Timothy 5:20Reprove those sinning before all, that the others may also 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 →