5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.


In Context

2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.

4 Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

7 The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Proverbs 27:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:5Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:5Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:5Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:5Open rebuke is better than secret love.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:5Better is open reproof than hidden love.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:5Open rebuke is better than secret love.