Proverbs 27:5
Better is open rebuke 2 than hidden love. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
In Context
4Wrath is cruel, 2 and anger is overwhelming; 2 but who is able to stand before jealousy? 1
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17+ 19:17. Lev 19:17 (Lev 19:17-18) (#6.393): T. Not to hate your brother in your heart / R. Not to hate fellow Jews “‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. + 19:17. Lev 19:17 (Lev 19:17-18) (#6.394): T. You are to rebuke and reprove your neighbor and thereby not bear a sin because of him / R. To rebuke and reprove a sinner + 19:17. Lev 19:17 (Lev 19:17-18) (#6.395): T. This command is not found in the straightforward text, it is implied by not incurring guilt of sin due to hatred or grudge against your neighbor / R. Not to shame or embarrass any person of Israel You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear crime deserving peanlty, sin ·missing the goal· because of him.
Matthew 18:15“If your brother commits sin ·miss the mark and be without share· against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
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 →