Proverbs 27:6
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
- KJV
- Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
- WEB
- The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
- ASV
- Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
- DARBY
- Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
- BLB
- Faithful [are] the wounds of one who loves, and abundant are the kisses of one hating.
- ÅB
- Trofaste er vennens slag, men troløse er fiendens kyss.
- OTB
- En venns sår kan man stole på, men en fiendes kyss er bedragerske.
- B1930
- Trofaste er vennens slag, men troløse er fiendens kyss.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 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.
Read in contextRevelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Read in contextJob 5:17–18
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Read in contextProverbs 26:23–26
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Read in context2 Samuel 12:7–15
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
Read in contextHebrews 12:10
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Read in contextProverbs 10:18
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Read in context2 Samuel 20:9–10
And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
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