Proverbs 27:6
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb,.... Or "tramples upon" it (a), as the word signifies, and most versions render it,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Deceitful - Better, abundant. Very lavish is the enemy of the kisses that cover perfidy, but lavish of them only. His…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 27:5-6
Note, 1. It is good for us to be reproved, and told of our faults, by our friends. If true love in the heart has but…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
deceitful This rendering follows the fraudulentaof the Vulgate; whereas earnest(A.V. marg.) may be due to the ἑκούσια of…
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