Proverbs 27:6

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
  • Job 5:17-18 : 17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
  • 2 Sam 12:7-9 : 7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 8 And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. 11 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. 13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. 15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
  • 2 Sam 20:9-9 : 9 And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. 10 But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
  • Prov 10:18 : 18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
  • Prov 26:23-26 : 23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. 24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; 25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. 26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
  • Matt 26:48-50 : 48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. 49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. 50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
  • Heb 12:10 : 10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

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    5Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

  • Prov 27:9-10
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  • Prov 26:28
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    28A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

  • Prov 26:22-24
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    9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

  • Jer 12:6
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    6For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.

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    8The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

  • Prov 17:4
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  • Prov 18:24
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    17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

  • Prov 26:26
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    26Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

  • Prov 17:17
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    17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

  • Prov 25:18-19
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    18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

    19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

  • Prov 6:19
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    19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

  • Prov 29:5
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    5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

  • Prov 13:17
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  • Ps 41:9
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    9Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

  • Jer 9:8
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    8Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

  • Prov 16:28
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    28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

  • Job 17:5
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  • Luke 22:47-48
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    47And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.

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    6And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

  • Prov 12:17-18
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    17He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

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    23He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

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    25A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

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    2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

  • Prov 12:22
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    22Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.

  • Prov 26:19
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    19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

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    26Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.