King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 27:5
“Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 27
3
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath [is] heavier than them both.
4
Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?
5
Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.
6
Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.