Proverbs

Proverbs 27:5–6

⁵Better an open rebuke

than love that is concealed.

⁶The wounds of a friend are faithful,

but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Better	ט֭וֹבָה	ṭō·ḇå̄h	Adjective - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
an open	מְגֻלָּ֑ה	mə·ḡul·lāh	Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
rebuke	תּוֹכַ֣חַת	tō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H8433 rebuke, correction
than love	מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה	mê·’a·hă·ḇāh	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H160 love
that is concealed	מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃	mə·sut·tā·reṯ	Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular	H5641 hide, conceal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The wounds	פִּצְעֵ֣י	piṣ·‘ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6482 bruise, wound
of a friend	אוֹהֵ֑ב	’ō·w·hêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H157 love
are faithful	נֶ֭אֱמָנִים	ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H539 confirm, support
but the kisses	נְשִׁיק֥וֹת	nə·šî·qō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5390 kiss
of an enemy	שׂוֹנֵֽא׃	śō·w·nê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8130 hate
deceitful	וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת	wə·na‘·tā·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H6280 be abundant

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 27:5 Proverbs 28:23 · 1 Timothy 5:20 · Galatians 2:14 · Matthew 18:15 · Leviticus 19:17

Proverbs 27:6 Psalm 141:5 · Revelation 3:19 · Job 5:17–18 · Proverbs 26:23–26 · Hebrews 12:10 · 2 Samuel 12:7–15 · 2 Samuel 20:9–10 · Proverbs 10:18 · Matthew 26:48–50

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.