Proverbs 27:5-7

Lexham English Bible

⁵ Better a rebuke that is open
    than a love that is hidden.
⁶ The wounds of a friend mean well,
    but the kisses of an enemy are profane.
⁷ An appetite^[a] that is sated spurns honey,
    but to an appetite^[b] that is ravenous, all bitterness is sweet.