Proverbs 27:6

“Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend, etc.] That is, friendly reproofs; which, though they may be severe, at least thought so, and may grieve and wound, and cause pain and uneasiness for the present, yet, proceeding from a spirit of love, faithfulness, and integrity, and designed for the good of the person reproved, ought to be kindly received; (see <19E105>”

“Deceitful - Better, abundant. Very lavish is the enemy of the kisses that cover perfidy, but lavish of them only. His courtesy goes no deeper. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Wounds - The sharpest reproofs. Kisses - All the outward profession of friendship. Proverbs 27:8”

“27:6 Wounds from a . . . friend are from a loving rebuke (27:5). They are better than flattery (many kisses) from an enemy who intends to harm rather than help.”

“the wounds: Sa2 12:7-15; Job 5:17, Job 5:18; Psa 141:5; Heb 12:10; Rev 3:19 the kisses: Pro 10:18, Pro 26:23-26; Sa2 20:9, Sa2 20:10; Mat 26:48-50 deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent Proverbs 27:7”

“6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, And overloaded \[plentiful\] the kisses of an enemy. The contrast to נאמנים, true, i.e., honourable and good (with the transference of the character of the person to his act), would be fraudulenta (Jerome), or נהפכות, i.e., false (Ralbag); Ewald seeks this idea from עתר, to stumble, make a false step; (Note: Thus also Schultens in the Animadversiones, which later he fancied was derived from עתר, nidor, from the meaning nidorosa, and thence virulenta.) Hitzig, from עתר = (Arab.) dadhr, whence dâdhir, perfidus, to gain from; but (1) the comparison does not lie near, since usually the Arab. t corresponds to the Heb. שׁ, and the Arab. d to the Heb. ז; (2)…”