Proverbs 27:5 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 27:5 MSG (The Message)

A spoken reprimand is better than approval that’s never expressed.

Proverbs 27:5 KJV (King James Version)

Open rebuke is better Than secret love.

Proverbs 27:5 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed.

Proverbs 27:5 NCV (New Century Version)

It is better to correct someone openly than to have love and not show it.

Proverbs 27:5 ASV (American Standard Version)

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

Proverbs 27:5 NIV (New International Version)

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

Proverbs 27:5 NKJV (New King James Version)

Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed.

Proverbs 27:5 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Better is an open reprimand [of loving correction] Than love that is hidden. [Prov 28:23; Gal 2:14]

Proverbs 27:5 NLT (New Living Translation)

An open rebuke is better than hidden love!

Proverbs 27:5 TPT (The Passion Translation)

It’s better to be corrected openly if it stems from hidden love.

Proverbs 27:5 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.