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“Open rebuke is better than secret love.”Proverbs 27:5
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4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Read all of Proverbs 27 (KJV)Pause & reflect. What would change if you prayed this verse slowly, three times?
More verses from Proverbs
Proverbs 26:23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.Proverbs 26:25When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.Proverbs 27:2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.Proverbs 27:7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.Proverbs 27:9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.Proverbs 27:11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
In Latin · Latin Vulgate (Clementine)
“Melior est manifesta correptio quam amor absconditus.”Proverbia 27:5
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