Proverbs 27:5
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
In other versions
Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
ASV
Better is open protest than love kept secret.
BBE
Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
DBY
Better is open rebuke Than hidden love.
WEB
Better `is' open reproof than hidden love.
YLT
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
ENG
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
WBT
Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
BSB
In context
3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.