6Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.


In Context

3 A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.

4 Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?

5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

6 Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.

7 A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb : and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.

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

Proverbs 27:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:6Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:6Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:6Faithful are the wounds of a friend: but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:6Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.