Proverbs 27:5

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Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:23 : 23 Whoever rebukes a person will find favor afterward, more than one who flatters with the tongue.
  • Gal 2:14 : 14 But when I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, 'If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?'
  • 1 Tim 5:20 : 20 Rebuke those who persist in sin in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.
  • Matt 18:15 : 15 If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
  • Lev 19:17 : 17 Do not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your neighbor, and do not bear sin because of him.

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    23Whoever rebukes a person will find favor afterward, more than one who flatters with the tongue.

  • Eccl 7:5
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    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 17:9-10
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  • Prov 15:17
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    17Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.

  • Prov 10:12
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    12Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers all offenses.

  • Prov 24:25
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    25But it will go well with those who rebuke, and a blessing of goodness will come upon them.

  • Amos 5:10
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    10They hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise the one who speaks with honesty.

  • Rev 3:19
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    19Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.

  • 1 Tim 5:20
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    20Rebuke those who persist in sin in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.

  • Job 13:10
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    10He will surely rebuke you if you secretly show partiality.

  • Prov 27:4
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    4Wrath is cruel and anger is a flood, but who can stand before jealousy?

  • Prov 21:14
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    14A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe in the lap pacifies intense wrath.

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  • Prov 12:1
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    1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is senseless.

  • Prov 25:9
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    9Debate your case with your neighbor, but do not reveal another’s secret.

  • Prov 25:12
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    12Like a gold ring or an ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuker to a listening ear.

  • Prov 26:26
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    26Though hatred is concealed by deceit, its wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

  • Lev 19:17
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    17Do not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your neighbor, and do not bear sin because of him.

  • Prov 9:7-8
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  • Prov 27:16-17
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  • Prov 17:17
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    17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18Poverty and shame come to those who ignore discipline, but those who heed correction are honored.

  • Prov 20:19
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    19A gossip betrays a confidence, so avoid anyone who talks too much.

  • Prov 11:13
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    13A gossip reveals secrets, but a trustworthy person keeps a matter confidential.

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    2Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

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    13The one who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.

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    24A person with unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.