Proverbs 27:5
Open reproofs are better than secret love.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
In Context
4Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
6The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17You shall not hate your brother in your heart: you shall in any wise rebuke your neighbour, so you shall not bear sin on his account.
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 →