Proverbs 27:5
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordOpen rebuke is better than secret love.
— Proverbs 27:5, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Better is open rebuke Than hidden love.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Better <FI>is<Fi> open reproof than hidden love.