It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly:
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Sirach 20:2
How good is it to reprove, rather than to be angry. He who confesses will be kept back from harm.
Parallel Translations
It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: and he that confesses his fault shall be preserved from hurt.
It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: and he that confesseth his fault shall be preserved from hurt.