Proverbs 27:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Open rebuke is better than secret love.”

Proverbs 27:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 27:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 27:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Better is open rebuke than hidden love.”

Proverbs 27:5 — World English Bible

Proverbs 27:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.”

Proverbs 27:5 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 27:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Better <FI>is<Fi> open reproof than hidden love.”

Proverbs 27:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 27:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Open rebuke is better than hidden love.”

Proverbs 27:5 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 27:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Open rebuke is better then secret loue.”

Proverbs 27:5 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 27:5 in Context — Proverbs 27

3 Pesada es la piedra, y la arena pesa; mas la ira del necio es más pesada que ambas cosas.

4 Cruel es la ira, é impetuoso el furor; mas ¿quién parará delante de la envidia?

5 Mejor es reprensión manifiesta que amor oculto.

6 Fieles son las heridas del que ama; pero importunos los besos del que aborrece.

7 El alma harta huella el panal de miel; mas al alma hambrienta todo lo amargo es dulce.

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What Does Proverbs 27:5 Mean?

Proverbs 27:5 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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