Proverbs 27:4-5
Other Translations of Proverbs 27:4-5
King James Version
4 Wrath
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
English Standard Version
4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
The Message
4 We're blasted by anger and swamped by rage, but who can survive jealousy?
5 A spoken reprimand is better than approval that's never expressed.
New King James Version
4 Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed.
New Living Translation
4 Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous.
5 An open rebuke is better than hidden love!
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 27:4-5
Commentary on Proverbs 27:3-4
(Read Proverbs 27:3-4)
Those who have no command of their passions, sink under the load.
Commentary on Proverbs 27:5-6
(Read Proverbs 27:5-6)
Plain and faithful rebukes are better, not only than secret hatred, but than love which compliments in sin, to the hurt of the soul.