5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.


In Context

2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both.

4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

7 He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

Proverbs 27:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:5Open rebuke [is] better than secret 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

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.