Proverbs 27:5
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- 11 Heb “revealed” or “uncovered” (Pual participle from גָּלָה, galah). This would specify the reproof or rebuke as direct, honest, and frank, whether it was coming from a friend or an enemy.
- 12 The Hebrew term translated “hidden” (a Pual participle from סָתַר, satar) refers to a love that is carefully concealed; this is contrasted with the open rebuke in the first line. What is described, then, is someone too timid, too afraid, or not trusting enough to admit that reproof is a genuine part of love (W. McKane, Proverbs [], 610). It is a love that is not expressed in proper concern for the one loved. See also, e.g., 28:23 and 29:3.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
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Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Better an open reprimand
than concealed love.
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NLTNew Living Translation
An open rebuke
is better than hidden love!
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Better a rebuke that is open
than a love that is hidden.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
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