Proverbs 27:5 KJV

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Matthew Henry

  • Proverbs 27:1–27We know not what a day may bring forth. This does not forbid preparing for to-morrow, but presuming upon to-morrow. We must not put off the great work of...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Proverbs 28:23 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
  • Galatians 2:14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
  • Matthew 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
  • 1 Timothy 5:20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Open מְגֻלָּה mĕgullâ גָּלָה Verb · pual passive participle, feminine singular
  • rebuke תּוֹכַחַת tôkaḥat תּוֹכֵחָה Noun · feminine singular
  • better טוֹבָה ṭôbâ טוֹב Adjective · feminine singular
  • than secret מְסֻתָּרֶת mĕsuttāret סָתַר Verb · pual passive participle, feminine singular
  • love מֵאַהֲבָה mēʾahăbâ אַהֲבָה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition

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