Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness; and let him correct me, it is oil on my head, let not my head refuse it; for still my prayer also shall be against their wickedness.
He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who speaks a slander, is a fool.
The stripes of a wound cleanses away evil, and strokes the inward parts of the belly.
The full soul despises a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
He who rebukes a man shall afterwards find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.
For truly they chastened us for a few days according to their own pleasure, but He for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; therefore be zealous and repent.