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Proverbs 27:5–6

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Better is open rebuke

than hidden love.

Wounds from a friend can be trusted,

but an enemy multiplies kisses.e

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Cross references

  1. ePs 141:5; Pr 28:23

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Better is open rebuke

than hidden love.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend;

profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Better is open rebuke

than hidden love.

Wounds from a friend can be trusted,

but an enemy multiplies kisses.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Better an open reprimand

than concealed love.

The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,

but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

NLTNew Living Translation

An open rebuke

is better than hidden love!

Wounds from a sincere friend

are better than many kisses from an enemy.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Better a rebuke that is open

than a love that is hidden.

The wounds of a friend mean well,

but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

KJV 1900King James Version

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend;

But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.