Proverbs 27:5
Open rebuke is better then secret loue.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
In Context
4Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?
6The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart, but thou shalt plainely rebuke thy neighbour, and suffer him not to sinne.
Matthew 18:15Moreouer, if thy brother trespasse against thee, goe and tell him his fault betweene thee and him alone: if he heare thee, thou hast wonne thy brother.
1 Timothy 5:20Them that sinne, rebuke openly, that the rest also may feare.
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 →