Proverbs 27:5
Better is an open rebuke 1 than hidden love. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
In Context
4There is the cruelty of rage and the flood of anger, 1 but who is able to stand before jealousy? 1
6Faithful are the wounds caused by a friend, 1 but an enemy may kiss you profusely. 1
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17Do not hate your brother in your heart. You must honestly rebuke your neighbor so as not to share in sin because of him.
Matthew 18:15If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you will have gained your brother.
1 Timothy 5:20Correct sinners before all so that the rest may be afraid.
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 →