Better is (A)open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.
Faithful are the (B)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (C)kisses of an enemy.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

Better an open reprimand
than concealed love.(A)

The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,(B)
but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.(C)

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