Proverbs 27:6
Strong's Lexicon
The wounds
פִּצְעֵ֣י (piṣ·‘ê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6482: 1) bruise, wound

of a friend
אוֹהֵ֑ב (’ō·w·hêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like

are faithful,
נֶ֭אֱמָנִים (ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 539: 1) to support, confirm, be faithful 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish 1a1a) foster-father (subst.) 1a1b) foster-mother, nurse 1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm 1b1a) to be carried by a nurse 1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting 1b1c) confirmed, established, sure 1b1d) verified, confirmed 1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in 1c1a) stand firm 1c1b) trust, believe

but the kisses
נְשִׁיק֥וֹת (nə·šî·qō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5390: 1) kiss

of an enemy
שׂוֹנֵֽא׃ (śō·w·nê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8130: 1) to hate, be hateful 1a) (Qal) to hate 1a1) of man 1a2) of God 1a3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be hated 1c) (Piel) hater (participle) 1c1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom

[are] deceitful.
וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת (wə·na‘·tā·rō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6280: 1) to be abundant 1a) (Niphal) to be plentiful 1b) (Hiphil) to multiply, become abundant

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Young's Literal Translation
Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

New American Standard Bible
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

King James Bible
Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

New Living Translation
Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.

English Standard Version
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

New American Standard Bible
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

King James Bible
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

International Standard Version
Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy, but kisses from an enemy speak volumes.

NET Bible
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

American Standard Version
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

English Revised Version
Faithful are the wounds of a friend: but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Young's Literal Translation
Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
















Cross References
Matthew 26:49
And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.

Psalm 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.

Proverbs 20:30
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

Proverbs 27:7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Proverbs 28:23
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 27:5
Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

Proverbs 27:8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

Proverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
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