Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Open rebuke is better then ſecret loue.
אַהֲבָה , feminine noun, ʾahava — love (noun) (value 13)
H160,
אַהֲבָה ʼahăbâh, a-hab-aw; feminine of H158 and meaning the same:—love.love
human love for human object
of man toward man
of man toward himself
between man and woman
sexual desire
God's love to His people
Used in 37 Verses, 14 Books 40  Occurrence Count
גָּלָה , verb, gala — to uncover, remove (value 38)
H1540,
גָּלָה gâlâh, gaw-law'; a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal:— advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, × plainly, publish, remove, reveal, × shamelessly, shew, × surely, tell, uncover.to uncover, remove
(Qal)
to uncover
to remove, depart
to go into exile
(Niphal)
(reflexive)
to uncover oneself
to discover or show oneself
to reveal himself (of God)
(passive)
to be uncovered
to be disclosed, be discovered
to be revealed
to be removed
(Piel)
to uncover (nakedness)
nakedness
general
to disclose, discover, lay bare
to make known, show, reveal
(Pual) to be uncovered
(Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile
(Hophal) to be taken into exile
(Hithpael)
to be uncovered
to reveal oneself
Used in 167 Verses, 27 Books 181  Occurrence Count
טוֹב , adjective, feminine noun, masculine noun, tov — pleasant, agreeable, good (value 17)
H2896,
טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; from H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).adjective
good, pleasant, agreeable
pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
pleasant (to the higher nature)
good, excellent (of its kind)
good, rich, valuable in estimation
good, appropriate, becoming
better (comparative)
glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
good, kind, benign
good, right (ethical)
masculine noun
a good thing, benefit, welfare
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
good, benefit
moral good
feminine noun
welfare, benefit, good things
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
bounty
Used in 521 Verses, 35 Books 561  Occurrence Count
סָתַר , verb, satar — to hide, conceal (value 660)
H5641,
סָתַר çâthar, saw-thar'; a primitive root; to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively:—be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, × surely.to hide, conceal
(Niphal)
to hide oneself
to be hidden, be concealed
(Piel) to hide carefully
(Pual) to be hidden carefully, be concealed
(Hiphil) to conceal, hide
(Hithpael) to hide oneself carefully
Used in 80 Verses, 18 Books 80  Occurrence Count
תּוֹכֵחָה , feminine noun, tokheyha — rebuke, correction (value 439)
H8433,
תּוֹכֵחָה tôwkêchâh, to-kay-khaw'; and תּוֹכַחַת tôwkachath; from H3198; chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence):—argument, × chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, × be (often) reproved.rebuke, correction, reproof, punishment, chastisement
argument, reproof
argument, impeachment
reproof, chiding
correction, rebuke
Used in 28 Verses, 8 Books 28  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 27:5Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Open rebuke is better than secret love. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| ט֭וֹבָה תּוֹכַ֣חַת מְגֻלָּ֑ה מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃ |
| Verse #17175 (Ch. #655) — 5 words, 23 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Open |
H1540gala |
גָּלָה |
38 |
| rebuke |
H8433tokheyha |
תּוֹכֵחָה |
439 |
| is better |
H2896tov |
טוֹב |
17 |
| than secret |
H5641satar |
סָתַר |
660 |
| love. |
H160ʾahava |
אַהֲבָה |
13 |
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