Proverbs 27:5
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
In Context
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17You shall not hate your brother in yours heart: you shall in any way rebuke your neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Matthew 18:15Moreover if your brother shall trespass against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone: if he shall hear you, you have gained your brother.
1 Timothy 5:20Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may 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 →