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Proverbs 27:5

Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
Proverbs 27:5
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

ט֭וֹבָה תּוֹכַ֣חַת מְגֻלָּ֑ה מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃

  1. ט֭וֹבָהToah“[is] good”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  2. תּוֹכַ֣חַתto.Kha.chat“rebuke”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תּוֹכַ֫חַת · “argument” · Strong's H8433B
  3. מְגֻלָּ֑הme.gu.Lah“uncovered”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from גָּלָה · “uncover[things]” · Strong's H1540I
  4. מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥הme.'a.ha.Vah“more than love”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַהֲבָה · “love” · Strong's H0160
  5. מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃me.su.Ta.ret“hidden”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from סָתַר · “to hide” · Strong's H5641
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)