Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 27:5
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Proverbs27:5
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Heb. which is manifested or discovered, either 1. Publickly and before others, when it is needful, in which case, though it put a man to some shame, yet it doth him good. Or 2. Privately, and to the offenders face, a plain and down-right reproof.
More desirable and beneficial.
Which lies hid in the heart, and doth not shew it self by friendly Actions, and particularly by free and faithful Reproof, which is a principal end and benefit of friendship.
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