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Betterטוֹבָהis openמְגֻלָּהreproofתּוֹכַחַתthan hiddenמְסֻתָּרֶתlove.מֵאַהֲבָה
Proverbs 27:5
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With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 27:5, word by word
- Betterטוֹבָהtova
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tova” appears- is openמְגֻלָּהmegula
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “megula” appears- reproofתּוֹכַחַתtochachat
rebuke
Words that correct a fault.
Where else “tochachat” appears- than hiddenמְסֻתָּרֶתmesutaret
hide
To put someone or something out of sight, to keep it safe or to flee.
Where else “mesutaret” appears- loveאַהֲבָהahava
love
Love: the affection that joins one person to another; also the love of YHWH for his people.
Where else “ahava” appears
The context
4Cruelty of wrath and a flood of anger, but who can stand before jealousy?
5 · This verse (above)
6Faithful are the wounds of one who loves, and abundant the kisses of one who hates.