proverb · Legacy record
Love him who tells you your faults in private.
Love him who tells you your faults in private.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Love directed toward someone who mentions faults privately values correction offered without public humiliation. The saying gives discretion a caring role.
What the words are saying
A responsible interpretation does not make every criticism true or require affection toward a critic. Feedback still needs evidence, respect and relevance. Privacy can be appropriate without concealing misconduct that requires reporting, and a recipient may disagree or set a boundary.
Everyday example
Someone receives a respectful private concern and checks its support without treating criticism as an unquestionable verdict.
When to use it
Use it to discuss discreet feedback alongside fairness and necessary reporting.
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What it does not mean
No obligation to love a critic or conceal harmful conduct is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 538; PDF page 50; collection label: Hebrew
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Hebrew