Verse List for PROV 27:6

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OET (OET-RV) Wounds from a friend are faithful, ⇔ ^ but kisses from an enemy are confusing.

OET-LV are_reliable the_bruises _of one _who_loves and_are_abundant the_kisses _of one _who_hates.

ULT Faithful, are the wounds of one loving, ⇔ but deceptive, are the kisses of one hating.

UST Friends will be faithful to you by criticizing you when necessary, ⇔  but enemies will deceive you by acting affectionately toward you.

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

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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 • The wounds of a friend mean well,
• 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.

Moff Wounds from a friend are honest, ⇔  but an enemy’s kisses are false.

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.

Drby 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.

SLT Faithful the wounds of a friend; and abundant the kisses of an enemy.

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

KJB-1769 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.[fn]

KJB-1611 [fn]Faithfull are the woundes of a friend: but the kisses of an enemy are deceitfull.
(Faithfull are the wounds of a friend: but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.)

Bshps Faythfull are the woundes of a louer: but the kysses of an enemie are cruell.
(Faythfull are the wounds of a lover: but the kysses of an enemy are cruel.)

Gnva The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.
(The wounds of a lover are faithful, and the kisses of an enemy are pleasant.)

Cvdl Faithfull are the woundes of a louer, but ye kysses of an enemie are disceatfull.
(Faithfull are the wounds of a lover, but ye/you_all kysses of an enemy are disceatfull.)

Wycl Betere ben the woundis of hym that loueth, than the gileful cossis of hym that hatith.
(Better been the wounds of him that loveth/loves, than the guileful cossis of him that hateth/hates.)

Luth Die Schläge des Liebhabers meinen‘s recht gut; aber das Küssen des Hassers ist ein Gewäsch.
(The blows(n) the Liebhabers mean_it right good; but the Küssen the haters is a Gewäsch.)

ClVg Meliora sunt vulnera diligentis quam fraudulenta oscula odientis.
(Bettera are wounds diligentis how fraudulenta oscula odientis.)

UHB נֶ֭אֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵ֣י אוֹהֵ֑ב וְ֝⁠נַעְתָּר֗וֹת נְשִׁיק֥וֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀξιοπιστότερά ἐστι τραύματα φίλου, ἢ ἑκούσια φιλήματα ἐχθροῦ.

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