Proverbs 27:6 - The Scriptures 1998

⁶ The wounds of a friend are true, But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

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.

Proverbs 27:6 Cross References

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous one smite me Or reprove me in kindness – It is oil on my head. Let my head not refuse it. My prayer is still against their evil deeds.

Proverbs 10:18

He who hides hatred has lying lips, And he who sends out a slander is a fool.

Proverbs 20:30

The blows that wound cleanse away evil, And strokes the inner parts of the heart.

Proverbs 27:7

One satisfied loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry one any bitter food is sweet.

Proverbs 28:23

He who reproves a man finds more favour afterward Than he who flatters with the tongue.

Hebrews 12:10

For they indeed disciplined us for a few days as seemed best to them, but He does it for our profit, so that we might share His apartness.

Revelation 3:19

“As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. So be ardent and repent.