Proverbs 27:6

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts, but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous strike me; let the faithful correct me. Never let the oil of the wicked anoint my head, for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.

Proverbs 10:18

Lying lips conceal hatred, and whoever utters slander is a fool.

Proverbs 20:30

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

Proverbs 27:7

The sated appetite spurns honey, but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.

Proverbs 28:23

Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

Hebrews 12:10

For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share his holiness.

Revelation 3:19

I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.