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


In Context

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

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

5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.

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

7 The full soul lotheth a honey-comb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:6Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.

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 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.