DAY 111
Better an Open Rebuke Than Hidden Love
기원전 10~6세기 편집 (히브리 지혜문학)
ORIGINAL
טוֹבָה תּוֹכַחַת מְגֻלָּה מֵאַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּרֶת
📜 THE VERSE
Better is open rebuke than love that is concealed.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Fearing the bond might sour, am I hiding the very sincerity it needs?
📝Reflection
Afraid a hard word might sour a bond, I often kept my care inside and said nothing outwardly. But that silence was not always love. This verse says an open rebuke beats a hidden love. Good medicine is bitter to the mouth. One who truly cherishes you will say the needed word even at the risk of being disliked. The one person who points out my faults is, in fact, the one who loves me most.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
If someone you cherish needs a hard word today, do not fear the bond souring — offer it warmly.
📖 Source:
Proverbs 27:5.
히브리어 원전 + 개역한글판(1961, PD) 참조, ONGO 자체 의역.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
