Proverbs 27:6

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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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Faithful^H539 are the wounds^H6482 of a friend^H157; but the kisses^H5390 of an enemy^H8130 are deceitful^H6280.

Original Hebrew

נֶאֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵי אֹוהֵב וְנַעְתָּרֹות נְשִׁיקֹות שֹׂונֵא׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
נֶ֭אֱמָנִים	Ne.'e.ma.nim	H539	HVNrmpa	(are) reliable
פִּצְעֵ֣י	pitz.'Ei	H6482	HNcmpc	(the) wounds of
אוֹהֵ֑ב	'o.Hev	H157	HVqrmsa	(one who) loves
וְ֝/נַעְתָּר֗וֹת	ve./na'.ta.Rot	H6280	HC/VNsfpa	and/ (are) abundant
נְשִׁיק֥וֹת	ne.shi.Kot	H5390	HNcfpc	(the) kisses of
שׂוֹנֵֽא	so.Ne'	H8130	HVqrmsa	(one who) hates

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H157 — אָהַב (ʼâhab, aw-hab'): or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
H539 — אָמַן (ʼâman, aw-man'): a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with אָמַן, to go to the right hand); properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain; hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
H5390 — נְשִׁיקָה (nᵉshîyqâh, nesh-ee-kaw'): from נָשַׁק; a kiss; kiss.
H6280 — עָתַר (ʻâthar, aw-thar'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) abundant; deceitful, multiply.
H6482 — פֶּצַע (petsaʻ, peh'-tsah): from פָּצַע; a wound; wound(-ing).
H8130 — שָׂנֵא (sânêʼ, saw-nay'): a primitive root; to hate (personally); enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

the kisses — 2 Samuel 20:9-10, Proverbs 10:18, Proverbs 26:23-26, Matthew 26:48-50
the wounds — 2 Samuel 12:7-15, Job 5:17-18, Psalms 141:5, Hebrews 12:10, Revelation 3:19

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