Bible verse
The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs 27:6 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 27.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
10 Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
KJV
Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
ASV
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
ERV
Faithful are the wounds of a friend: but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
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