Proverbs
Proverbs 27:5
5Better an open rebuke
than love that is concealed.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 28:23 · 1 Timothy 5:20 · Galatians 2:14 · Matthew 18:15 · Leviticus 19:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.