Proverbs 27:5-6

New King James Version

⁵^(A)Open rebuke is better
Than love carefully concealed.

⁶Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are ^(B)deceitful.

Proverbs 27:5-6

American Standard Version

⁵Better is open rebuke
Than love that is hidden.
⁶Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

New King James Version (NKJV)

American Standard Version (ASV)