Proverbs 27:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.”
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BSBPD
“Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Open rebuke is better than secret love.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Better <FI>is<Fi> open reproof than hidden love.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 27:5 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 19:17You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
- Proverbs 28:23He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
- Matthew 18:15If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
- Galatians 2:14When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
- 1 Timothy 5:20But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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