Proverbs 27:5
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"Open rebuke is better than secret love."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
יָכַח
yâkach
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
סֵתֶר
çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
אָהַב
ʼâhab
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָכַח yâkach
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
Study H3198 →סֵתֶר çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
Study H5643 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →Cross References
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
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...
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.
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
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