The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
LXX
Proverbs 27:6
The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
Parallel Translations
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Cross References
Psalms 141:5Revelation 3:19Job 5:17–18Proverbs 26:23–26Hebrews 12:102 Samuel 12:7–152 Samuel 20:9–10Proverbs 10:18Matthew 26:48–50
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