Plain and faithful rebukes are better, not only than secret hatred, but than love which compliments in sin, to the hurt of the soul.
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Proverbs 27:5-6
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-6These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-27EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-6Beastliness, jealousy, and hypocrisy I. OVER CONFIDENCE REBUKED. (Proverbs 27:1.) 1. On the ground of our limited knowledge. The homely proverb says, "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched." The future exis…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 27:5-6Note, 1. It is good for us to be reproved, and told of our faults, by our friends. If true love in the heart has but zeal and courage enough to show itself in dealing plainly with our friends, and reproving them for wha…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:5Open rebuke is better than secret love. Love that is hidden and never discloses itself in acts of self-denial or generosity, especially that which from fear of offending does not rebuke a friend, nor speak the truth in…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:6The wounds of a friend. The principle implied in this verse is apparent at a glance. It is better that one who loves and truly considers the interests of another should wound him for his good than that a superficial fla…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:6Faithful are the wounds of friend. This and the next verse afford examples of the antithetic form of proverb, where the second line gives, as it were, the reverse side of the picture presented by the first. The wounds w…Joseph S. Exell and contributors