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Proverbs 27:5–9

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5Better is open rebuke

than hidden love.

6Faithful are the wounds of a friend;

profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

7He who is sated loathes honey,

but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

8Like a bird that strays from its nest,

is a man who strays from his home.

9Oil and perfume make the heart glad,

but the soul is torn by trouble.y

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  1. y: the sweetness of his friend from hearty counsel

Copyright 1965, 1966 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Better is open rebuke

than hidden love.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend;

profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

One who is full loathes honey,

but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

Like a bird that strays from its nest

is a man who strays from his home.

Oil and perfume make the heart glad,

and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Better is open rebuke

than hidden love.

Wounds from a friend can be trusted,

but an enemy multiplies kisses.

One who is full loathes honey from the comb,

but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

Like a bird that flees its nest

is anyone who flees from home.

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart,

and the pleasantness of a friend

springs from their heartfelt advice.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Better an open reprimand

than concealed love.

The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,

but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,

but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.

Anyone wandering from his home

is like a bird wandering from its nest.

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,

and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

An open rebuke

is better than hidden love!

Wounds from a sincere friend

are better than many kisses from an enemy.

A person who is full refuses honey,

but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.

A person who strays from home

is like a bird that strays from its nest.

The heartfelt counsel of a friend

is as sweet as perfume and incense.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Better a rebuke that is open

than a love that is hidden.

The wounds of a friend mean well,

but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

An appetite that is sated spurns honey,

but to an appetite that is ravenous, all bitterness is sweet.

Like a bird that strays from its nest,

so is a man who strays from his place.

Perfume and incense will gladden a heart,

and the pleasantness of one’s friend is personal advice.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend;

But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb;

But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

As a bird that wandereth from her nest,

So is a man that wandereth from his place.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart:

So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

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