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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 27) Proverbs 27:4-6 KJV
"Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? Open rebuke is better than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."
Proverbs 27:4-6 in Context (Verses 1–9 KJV)
1
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.*
2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.*
4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?**
5
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.*
7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.*
8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.*