Proverbs 27:5
Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
In Context
4Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
6Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17'Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him.
Matthew 18:15'And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;
1 Timothy 5:20Those sinning, reprove before all, that the others also may have 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 →