Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 27:6 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Faithful {are} the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy {are} deceitful. {deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent}”
Proverbs 27:6
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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?}
Open rebuke {is} better than secret love.
Faithful {are} the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy {are} deceitful. {deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent}
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. {loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot}
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so {is} a man that wandereth from his place.
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