Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Better is open rebuke than hidden love. New Living Translation An open rebuke is better than hidden love! English Standard Version Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Berean Standard Bible Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. King James Bible Open rebuke is better than secret love. New King James Version Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed. New American Standard Bible Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. NASB 1995 Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. NASB 1977 Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. Legacy Standard Bible Better is reproof that is revealed Than love that is hidden. Amplified Bible Better is an open reprimand [of loving correction] Than love that is hidden. Christian Standard Bible Better an open reprimand than concealed love. Holman Christian Standard Bible Better an open reprimand than concealed love. American Standard Version Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. Contemporary English Version A truly good friend will openly correct you. English Revised Version Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden. GOD'S WORD® Translation Open criticism is better than unexpressed love. Good News Translation Better to correct someone openly than to let him think you don't care for him at all. International Standard Version An open rebuke is better than unspoken love. Majority Standard Bible Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. NET Bible Better is open rebuke than hidden love. New Heart English Bible Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Webster's Bible Translation Open rebuke is better than secret love. World English Bible Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBetter [is] open reproof than hidden love. Young's Literal Translation Better is open reproof than hidden love. Smith's Literal Translation Naked rebuke is good above secret love. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleOpen rebuke is better than hidden love. Catholic Public Domain Version An open rebuke is better than hidden love. New American Bible Better is an open rebuke than a love that remains hidden. New Revised Standard Version Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleOpen rebuke is better than deceitful friendship. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Public rebuke is better than secret love. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. Brenton Septuagint Translation Open reproofs are better than secret love. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do not Boast about Tomorrow…4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy? 5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. 6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.… Cross References Matthew 18:15 If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. Galatians 2:11-14 When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. / For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group. / The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray. ... Leviticus 19:17 You 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. Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head. 2 Samuel 12:1-7 Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. / The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle, / but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him. ... 1 Timothy 5:20 But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin. James 5:19-20 My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, / consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins. Psalm 141:5 Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked. Luke 17:3 Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 1 Corinthians 5:1-5 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. / And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this? / Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present. ... Hebrews 12:5-6 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” Revelation 3:19 Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent. Ezekiel 3:18-19 If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood. / But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself. Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Treasury of Scripture Open rebuke is better than secret love. Proverbs 28:23 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. Leviticus 19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. 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. Jump to Previous Better Concealed Hidden Kept Love Open Protest Rebuke Reproof SecretJump to Next Better Concealed Hidden Kept Love Open Protest Rebuke Reproof SecretProverbs 27 1. observations of self love5. of true love 11. of care to avoid offenses 23. and of the household care Better an open rebuke The phrase "better an open rebuke" suggests a preference for transparency and honesty in relationships. The Hebrew word for "rebuke" is "תּוֹכַחַת" (tokhachath), which implies correction or reproof. In the ancient Near Eastern context, public rebuke was a common practice for addressing wrongs and maintaining community standards. This phrase emphasizes the value of direct and honest communication, which is seen as more beneficial than hidden feelings. From a conservative Christian perspective, this aligns with the biblical principle of speaking the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15), where correction is given not to condemn but to restore and build up. than love that is concealed "Sed tu ex amicis certis mi es certissimus. Si quid scis me fecisse inscite aut improbe, Hebrew Betterט֭וֹבָה (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good an open מְגֻלָּ֑ה (mə·ḡul·lāh) Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal rebuke תּוֹכַ֣חַת (tō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8433: Chastisement, correction, refutation, proof than love מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה (mê·’a·hă·ḇāh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 160: Love (noun) that is concealed. מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃ (mə·sut·tā·reṯ) Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal Links Proverbs 27:5 NIVProverbs 27:5 NLT Proverbs 27:5 ESV Proverbs 27:5 NASB Proverbs 27:5 KJV Proverbs 27:5 BibleApps.com Proverbs 27:5 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 27:5 Chinese Bible Proverbs 27:5 French Bible Proverbs 27:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 27:5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love (Prov. Pro Pr) |