“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”
Proverbs 27:6 (KJV) |
Proverbs 27:6
From Proverbs 27, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.