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Proverbs 27:5Prov.27.5

Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.

KJV

Hebrew original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Mieux vaut une réprimande ouverte Qu'une amitié cachée.

KJV

Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.

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  • Salonius

    Mystical Exposition on the Proverbs of Solomon

    t parts. Who is that hidden love, about which it is said: "Open rebuke is better than hidden love" (Proverbs 27:5). Love hidden in this place refers to illicit love, such as adulterous love, which is kept secret out of shame to avoid rebuke from the wise. Therefore, open correc…

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