Proverbs 27:5-7

5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. 7 One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet. 

When you love someone and you don’t want them to hurt, sometimes you have to say the hard things because if a person’s love is genuine, they will not fear to tell a friend about a  fault or correct them.