Proverbs 27:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. | The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. | Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [are] reliable | נֶ֭אֱמָנִים | NE-'e-ma-nim | H0539 | be faithfulאָמַן (a.man) 1) to support, confirm, be faithful 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish 1a1a) foster-father (subst.) 1a1b) foster-mother, nurse 1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm 1b1a) to be carried by a nurse 1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting 1b1c) confirmed, established, sure 1b1d) verified, confirmed 1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in 1c1a) stand firm 1c1b) trust, believe Aramaic equivalent: a.man (אֲמַן "to trust" H0540) |
| [the] wounds of | פִּצְעֵ֣י | pitz-'EI | H6482 | woundפֶּ֫צַע (pe.tsa) bruise, wound |
| [one who] loves | אוֹהֵ֑ב | 'o-HEV | H0157H | to love: loverאָהֵב (a.hav) : lover 1) to love 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like Also means: a.hav (אָהֵב ": friend" H0157H) |
| and [are] abundant | וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת | ve-na'-ta-ROT | H6280 | be abundantעָתַר (a.tar) 1) to be abundant 1a) (Niphal) to be plentiful 1b) (Hiphil) to multiply, become abundant |
| [the] kisses of | נְשִׁיק֥וֹת | ne-shi-KOT | H5390 | kissנְשִׁיקָה (ne.shi.qah) kiss |
| [one who] hates | שׂוֹנֵֽא׃ | so-NE' | H8130 | to hateשָׂנֵא (sa.ne) 1) to hate, be hateful 1a) (Qal) to hate 1a1) of man 1a2) of God 1a3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be hated 1c) (Piel) hater (participle) 1c1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom Aramaic equivalent: se.ne (שְׂנָא "to hate" H8131) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.