Proverbs 27:6 · KJV
“Faithful {are} the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy {are} deceitful. {deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent}”
— Proverbs 27:6
Open rebuke {is} better than secret love.
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. {loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot}
Proverbs 27 — Context
Wrath {is} cruel, and anger {is} outrageous; but who {is} able to stand before envy? {Wrath...: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing} {envy: or, jealousy?}
5Open rebuke {is} better than secret love.
6Faithful {are} the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy {are} deceitful. {deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent}
7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. {loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot}
8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so {is} a man that wandereth from his place.
Cross References
Psalms 141:5
Let the righteous smite me; {it shall be} a kindness: and let him reprove me; {it shall be} an excellent oil, {which} shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also {shall be} in their calamities. {me; it shall be a...: or, me kindly, and reprove me; let not their precious oil break, etc}
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Job 5:17-18
Behold, happy {is} the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Proverbs 26:23-26
Burning lips and a wicked heart {are like} a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Hebrews 12:10
For they verily for a few days chastened {us} after their own pleasure; but he for {our} profit, that {we} might be partakers of his holiness. {after...: or, as seemed good, or, meet to them}
2 Samuel 12:7-15
And Nathan said to David, Thou {art} the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
2 Samuel 20:9-10
And Joab said to Amasa, {Art} thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
Proverbs 10:18
He that hideth hatred {with} lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, {is} a fool.