Open rebuke

Open rebuke

(Verses 5 and 6 of Chapter 27 in Proverbs are clubbed together).Open rebuke is better than secret love (Proverbs 27:5).

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful (Proverbs 27:6).

You should rebuke someone openly instead of having secret love for him. Many servants of God do not want to be rebuked but to be praised.

A friend can wound your heart by rebuke. His words revealed by rebuke to warn you or to correct you are faithful. But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. A true friend is known for his rebuke whereas an enemy is known for his outward expression of love when his heart is full of deceit.

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