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

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Faithful are the (A)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (B)kisses of an enemy.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

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

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30 Blows that hurt cleanse away evil,
As do stripes the [a]inner depths of the heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:30 Lit. rooms of the belly

30 (A)Bruising wounds clean away evil,
And blows cleanse the [a]innermost parts.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:30 Lit chambers of the body

30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil:
    so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

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