Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but deceptive are the kisses of an enemy.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
In Context
5Better is open reproof than concealed love.
Cross References
2 Samuel 20:9And Joab said to 'Amassa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab's right hand took hold of 'Amassa's beard to kiss him.
Psalms 141:5If the righteous strike me, it is a kindness; and if he reprove me, it is [as] oil poured on the head, my head shall not refuse it; for yet my prayer also [is offered] in their sufferings.
Proverbs 26:23Like silver dross laid over an earthen vessel, so are burning lips with a bad heart.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:6-7
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 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. xix. 17 ), but than secret love, that love to our neighbours which does not show itself in… Read the whole commentary →