Proverbs 27:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

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 a good man strike or rebuke me in kindness, but let the oil of the wicked never anoint my head; for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.

Proverbs 10:18

He who conceals hatred has lying lips, and he who utters slander is a fool.

Proverbs 20:30

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

Proverbs 27:7

He who is sated loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

Proverbs 28:23

He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.

Hebrews 12:10

For they disciplined us for a short time at their pleasure, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.

Revelation 3:19

Those whom I love, I reprove and chasten; so be zealous and repent.