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Pro 27:5 — Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		Pro 28:23; Lev 19:17; Mat 18:15; Gal 2:14; 1Ti 5:20

Correlating Passages

Related Verses

	Pro 28:23	He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
	Lev 19:17	Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
	Mat 18:15	Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
	Gal 2:14	But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before [them] all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
	1Ti 5:20	Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

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Scott, Thomas. "Proverbs 27:5," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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