Proverbs 27:6
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

the wounds

2 Samuel 12:7 And Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus said the LORD God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel...

Job 5:17, 18 Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects: therefore despise not you the chastening of the Almighty...

Psalm 141:5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head...

Hebrews 12:10 For they truly for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

the kisses

Proverbs 10:18 He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.

Proverbs 26:23-26 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross...

2 Samuel 20:9, 10 And Joab said to Amasa, Are you in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him...

Matthew 26:48-50 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast...

deceitful or earnest

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy, but kisses from an enemy speak volumes.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

American King James Version
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

American Standard Version
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.

Darby Bible Translation
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

English Revised Version
Faithful are the wounds of a friend: but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Webster's Bible Translation
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

World English Bible
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Young's Literal Translation
Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

Matthew 26:49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.


Psalm 141:5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
Proverbs 20:30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Proverbs 27:7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 28:23 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive. —HCSB

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. —NASB

Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful. —KJV


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Proverbs Chapter 27 Verse 6

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