Proverbs 27:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Better is open protest than love kept secret.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:23 : 23 He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.
  • Gal 2:14 : 14 But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?
  • 1 Tim 5:20 : 20 Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.
  • Matt 18:15 : 15 And if your brother does wrong to you, go, make clear to him his error between you and him in private: if he gives ear to you, you have got your brother back again.
  • Lev 19:17 : 17 Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil.

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