Proverbs 27:6 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

More versions

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 smite me, it shall be a kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

Proverbs 10:18

He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

Proverbs 20:30

Stripes that wound cleanse away evil: And strokes reach the innermost 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 shall afterward find more favour Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

Hebrews 12:10

For they verily for a few days chastened us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.

Revelation 3:19

As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.