Proverbs 27:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts, but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are lavish and deceitful.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

Trustworthy are the bruises of a friend; excessive are the kisses of an enemy.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.

Proverbs 27:6 Cross References

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous strike me; let the faithful correct me. Never let the oil of the wicked anoint my head, for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.

Proverbs 10:18

Lying lips conceal hatred, and whoever utters slander is a fool.

Proverbs 20:30

Blows that wound cleanse away evil; beatings make clean the innermost parts.

Proverbs 27:7

The sated appetite spurns honey, but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.

Proverbs 28:23

Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

Hebrews 12:10

For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share his holiness.

Revelation 3:19

I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.