A moment in scripture
Proverbs 27:5
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Open rebuke is better than secret love.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
- Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
- Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
- Proverbs 27:7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.