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Trustworthy are the blows of a friend,
    dangerous, the kisses of an enemy.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 27:6 The present translation is conjectural. The meaning seems to be that a friend’s rebuke can be life-giving and an enemy’s kiss can be deadly (like the kiss of Judas in Mt 26:48).

Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts,
    but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

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Friends mean well, even when they hurt you. But when an enemy puts his arm around your shoulder—watch out!

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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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  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
    but an enemy multiplies kisses.(A)

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