PRO 27:6 Parallel View

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ULT Faithful are the wounds of one who loves,
 ⇔ but deceptive are the kisses of one who hates.

UST Friends will be faithful to you by hurting your feelings when necessary,
⇔ but enemies will deceive you by acting affectionally toward you.

BSB  ⇔ The wounds of a friend are faithful,
⇔ but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

OEB The wounds of a friend are sincere,
⇔ but profuse are the kisses of a foe.

WEB The wounds of a friend are faithful,
⇔ although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

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

LSV The wounds of a lover are faithful,
And the kisses of an enemy [are] abundant.

FBV A friend's honest comments may hurt you, but an enemy's kisses are over the top.

T4T  ⇔ If a friend criticizes you, he is a good friend and you can trust him;
⇔ but if one of your enemies kisses you, he is probably wanting to deceive you.

LEB • but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

BBE The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.

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JPS Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are importunate.

ASV Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
 ⇔ But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

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

YLT Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

DBY Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

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

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

KJB Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.[fn]
(Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.)

27.6 deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent

BB Faythfull are the woundes of a louer: but the kysses of an enemie are cruell.

GNV The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.

CB Faithfull are the woundes of a louer, but ye kysses of an enemie are disceatfull.
(Faithfull are the woundes of a louer, but ye/you_all kysses of an enemie are disceatfull.)

WYC Betere ben the woundis of hym that loueth, than the gileful cossis of hym that hatith.
(Betere been the woundis of him that loveth/loves, than the gileful cossis of him that hatith.)

LUT Die Schläge des Liebhabers meinen‘s recht gut; aber das Küssen des Hassers ist ein Gewäsch.
(The Schläge the Liebhabers meinen‘s recht gut; but the Küssen the Hassers is a Gewäsch.)

CLV Meliora sunt vulnera diligentis quam fraudulenta oscula odientis.
(Meliora are vulnera diligentis how fraudulenta oscula odientis. )

BRN The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.

BrLXX Ἀξιοπιστότερά ἐστι τραύματα φίλου, ἢ ἑκούσια φιλήματα ἐχθροῦ.
(Axiopistotera esti traumata filou, aʸ hekousia filaʸmata eⱪthrou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

נֶ֭אֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵ֣י אוֹהֵ֑ב

faithful wounds friend

Here, Solomon speaks of the faithfulness of the one who loves as if the wounds he causes were a Faithful person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The wounds of one who loves show his faithfulness” or “The wounds of one who loves show how faithful he is”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

פִּצְעֵ֣י אוֹהֵ֑ב

wounds friend

Here, Solomon is using the possessive form to describe wounds that are caused by one who loves. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “are the wounds caused by one who loves”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

פִּצְעֵ֣י אוֹהֵ֑ב

wounds friend

Here, Solomon speaks of the sadness that a person feels when one who loves rebukes that person as if it were wounds. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the sadness caused by one who loves and rebukes”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אוֹהֵ֑ב & שׂוֹנֵֽא

friend & enemy

Here, one who loves and one who hates refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “any person who loves … any person who hates”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ֝⁠נַעְתָּר֗וֹת נְשִׁיק֥וֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא

and,profuse kisses enemy

Here, Solomon speaks of the deceptiveness of the one who hates as if the kisses he gives were a deceptive person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “but the kisses of one who hates show his deceptiveness” or “but the kisses of one who hates show how deceptive he is”

וְ֝⁠נַעְתָּר֗וֹת

and,profuse

The word translated as deceptive can also mean “excessive.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

נְשִׁיק֥וֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא

kisses enemy

Here, Solomon is using the possessive form to describe kisses that are given by one who hates. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “are the kisses given by one who hates”

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