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Proverbs 27:5

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5A spoken reprimand is better

than approval that’s never expressed.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Better is open rebuke

than hidden love.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Better is open rebuke

than hidden love.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Better an open reprimand

than concealed love.

NLTNew Living Translation

An open rebuke

is better than hidden love!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Better a rebuke that is open

than a love that is hidden.

KJV 1900King James Version

Open rebuke is better than secret love.