Proverbs 27:6
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6 Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts,
but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Psalm 141:5
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5 Let the righteous strike me;
let the faithful correct me.
Never let the oil of the wicked anoint my head,[a]
for my prayer is continually[b] against their wicked deeds.(A)
Revelation 3:19
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19 I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.(A)
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Proverbs 26:23-26
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23 Like the glaze[a] covering an earthen vessel
are smooth[b] lips with an evil heart.
24 An enemy dissembles in speaking
while harboring deceit within;(A)
25 when an enemy speaks graciously, do not believe it,
for there are seven abominations concealed within;(B)
26 though hatred is covered with guile,
the enemy’s wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.(C)
Job 5:17-18
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17 “How happy is the one whom God reproves;
therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.[a](A)
18 For he wounds, but he binds up;
he strikes, but his hands heal.(B)
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- 5.17 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Hebrews 12:10
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10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share his holiness.(A)
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Proverbs 10:18
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18 Lying lips conceal hatred,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
2 Samuel 12:7-15
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7 Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you from the hand of Saul;(A) 8 I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your bosom and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah, and if that had been too little, I would have added as much more. 9 Why have you despised the word of the Lord, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your wife and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.(B) 10 Now, therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, for you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.(C) 11 Thus says the Lord: I will raise up trouble against you from within your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in broad daylight.(D) 12 For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and in broad daylight.”(E) 13 David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan said to David, “Now the Lord has put away your sin; you shall not die.(F) 14 Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord,[a] the child born to you shall die.”(G) 15 Then Nathan went to his house.
Bathsheba’s Child Dies
The Lord struck the child whom Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became very ill.(H)
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- 12.14 Cn: Heb scorned the enemies of the Lord
2 Samuel 20:9-10
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9 Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.(A) 10 But Amasa did not notice the sword in Joab’s hand; Joab struck him in the belly so that his entrails poured out on the ground, and he died. He did not strike a second blow.
Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.(B)
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Matthew 26:48-50
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48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him.” 49 At once he came up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him.(A) 50 Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you are here to do.”[a] Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and arrested him.(B)
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- 26.50 Or Why are you here?
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