Psa 141:5, Pro 27:5-6 | ESV | STEP | Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness ; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head ; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds .

a[Prov. 9:8; 19:25; 25:12; 27:6; Eccles. 7:5]

Psalms 141:5

5 ^aLet a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness;
let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head;
let my head not refuse it.
Yet ^bmy prayer is continually against their evil deeds.

Proverbs 27:5-6

5 ^cBetter is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Faithful are ^dthe wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.