Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 539 [e] נֶ֭אֱמָנִים ne-’ĕ-mā-nîm Faithful [are] V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp 6482 [e] פִּצְעֵ֣י piṣ-‘ê the wounds N-mpc 157 [e] אוֹהֵ֑ב ’ō-w-hêḇ; of a friend V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 6280 [e] וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת wə-na‘-tā-rō-wṯ, but [are] deceitful Conj-w | V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fp 5390 [e] נְשִׁיק֥וֹת nə-šî-qō-wṯ the kisses N-fpc 8130 [e] שׂוֹנֵֽא׃ śō-w-nê. of an enemy V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms

New American Standard Bible
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

the wounds

2 Samuel 12:7 And Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus said the LORD God …

Job 5:17,18 Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects: therefore despise not …

Psalm 141:5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove …

Hebrews 12:10 For they truly for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; …

Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

the kisses

Proverbs 10:18 He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.

Proverbs 26:23-26 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross…

2 Samuel 20:9,10 And Joab said to Amasa, Are you in health, my brother? And Joab took …

Matthew 26:48-50 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall …

deceitful or earnest

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