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Proverbs 27:5 — King James Version← Study notes

Open rebuke is better than secret love.


Proverbs 27:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 27:55 words
HebrewMeaning
ט֭וֹבָהṭwōbāh
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
תּוֹכַ֣חַתtwōkaḥat
argumentnounH8433
chastened · correction · reasoning · rebuke ···
מְגֻלָּ֑הməgulāh
appearverbH1540
advertise · bewray · bring · (carry ···
מֵֽ/אַהֲבָ֥הmēʾahăbāh
lovepronH160
מְסֻתָּֽרֶתməsutāret
be absentverbH5641
keep close · conceal · hide · secret ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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