King James Version

Proverbs 27:6

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

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נֶ֭אֱמָנִיםneemanimbelieveאָמַןverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “believe”, a verb used as a describing wordH539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.פִּצְעֵ֣יpitsewoundפֶּצַעnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “wound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6482a woundwound(-ing).אוֹהֵ֑בohevloveאָהַבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “love”, a verb used as a describing wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹתvenatarotand deceitfulעָתַרconjunction, verb, niphal, passive participle, absolute — “and deceitful”, a verb used as a describing wordH6280to be (causatively, make) abundantdeceitful, multiply.נְשִׁיק֥וֹתneshiqotkissנְשִׁיקָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “kiss”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5390a kisskiss.שׂוֹנֵֽאsonehateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Young’s Literal Translation

Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

World English Bible

The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀξιοπιστότερά ἐστι τραύματα φίλου, ἢ ἑκούσια φιλήματα ἐχθροῦ.