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Proverbs 27:4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

4 Anger is cruel, and wrath overwhelming,
    but before jealousy who can stand?[a]
5 [b]Better is an open rebuke
    than a love that remains hidden.
6 Trustworthy are the blows of a friend,
    dangerous, the kisses of an enemy.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 27:4 Anger generally subsides with time but jealousy coolly calculates and plots revenge.
  2. 27:5–6 Verses 5 and 6 are concerned with true friendship. “Better than” sayings often declare one thing superior to another in view of some value, e.g., 15:17, vegetables are better than meat in view of a milieu of love. In v. 5, a rebuke is better than an act of affection in view of discipline that imparts wisdom.
  3. 27:6 The present translation is conjectural. The meaning seems to be that a friend’s rebuke can be life-giving and an enemy’s kiss can be deadly (like the kiss of Judas in Mt 26:48).
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