Proverbs 27:5-6 - Compare All Versions

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A spoken reprimand is better than approval that’s never expressed. The wounds from a lover are worth it; kisses from an enemy do you in.

Open rebuke is better Than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

It is better to correct someone openly than to have love and not show it. The slap of a friend can be trusted to help you, but the kisses of an enemy are nothing but lies.

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Better is an open reprimand [of loving correction] Than love that is hidden. [Prov 28:23; Gal 2:14] Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern], But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].

An open rebuke is better than hidden love! Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.

It’s better to be corrected openly if it stems from hidden love. You can trust a friend who wounds you with his honesty, but your enemy’s pretended flattery comes from insincerity.

Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.