Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Mieux vaut une réprimande ouverte Qu'une amitié cachée.
KJV
Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.
Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.
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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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