Proverbs 27:6 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

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

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are lavish and deceitful.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Common English Bible

⁶ Trustworthy are the bruises of a friend; excessive are the kisses of an enemy.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ The wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ 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 an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Proverbs 10:18

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

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 a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Proverbs 28:23

He that rebuketh a man, afterward shall find more favor than he that flattereth with the tongue.

Hebrews 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.

Revelation 3:19

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