Proverbs 27:6

A Conservative Version

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

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

Revelation 3:19

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

Hebrews 12:10

For those men indeed for a few days chastened us according to that which seemed good to them, but he for that which is advantageous, in order to be partakers of his holiness.

Proverbs 10:18

He who hides hatred is of lying lips. And he who utters a slander is a fool.

Proverbs 20:30

Stripes that wound cleanse away evil, and strokes, the innermost parts.

Proverbs 27:7

The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Proverbs 28:23

He who rebukes a man shall afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.