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Proverbs 27:6 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 27 · verse 6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.Proverbs 27:6 · King James Version
Proverbs 27:6 in context
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
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Key words (Strong's)
- Faithfulʼâmanproperly, to build up or supportH539 →
- woundspetsaʻa woundH6482 →
- friendʼâhabto have affection forH157 →
- kissesnᵉshîyqâha kissH5390 →
- enemysânêʼto hateH8130 →
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Note, 1. It is good for us to be reproved, and told of our faults, by our friends. If true love in the heart has but zeal and courage enough to show itself in dealing plainly with our friends, and reproving them for what they say and do amiss, this is really better, not only than secret hatred (as Lev 19:17), but than…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-6