Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. FAITHFUL (MARKS OF TRUE KINDNESS, AND FOR ONE'S TRUE GOOD, PSALMS 141:5 ) ARE THE WOUNDS OF (I:E., INFLICTED BY) A FRIEND: BUT THE KISSES OF AN ENEMY ARE DECEITFUL. So Jerome, the Vulgate, and Chaldaic; but Gesenius, as margin, 'frequent,' many: for the kisses of an enemy, we need hardly be told, are deceitful. But the warning in the English version is needful, as one might forget that kisses may be given, and yet all the while be tokens not of love, but of treachery. On the other hand, an enemy does not always give many kisses: Judas gave only one. But his kisses are always "deceitful" - literally, bland, appeased [the Niphal, from `aatar (H6280), to please, to pray]....

DECEITFUL - Better, abundant. Very lavish is the enemy of the kisses that cover perfidy, but lavish of them only. His courtesy goes no deeper....

EXPOSITION PROVERBS 27:1 These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. PROVERBS 27:1 BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TOMORROW. He boasts himself (Proverbs 25:14) of tomorrow who counts upon it presumptuously, settles that he will do this or that, as if his life was in his own power, and he could make sure of time. This is blindness and arrogance. FOR THOU KNOWEST NOT WHAT A DAY MAY BRING FORTH. Our Lord gave a lesson on this matter in the parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:1.); and an analogous warning, based on our ver

FAITHFUL [ARE] THE WOUNDS OF A FRIEND,.... 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 Psalms 141:5; BUT THE KISSES OF AN ENEMY [ARE] DECEITFUL; flow from a deceitful heart, and not to be confided in, as the kisses of Joab and Judas. It may be rather rendered, "are to be deprecated" y; prayed against, as real evils, hurtful and pernicious; and so the Targum renders it, "are evil". Good is the advice of Isocrates z, "reckon them faithful, not who praise everything thou sayest or doest, but those that reprove what is amiss.'' y נעתרות "deprecanda", Junius Tremillius, Piscator, Cocceius, A

Proverbs 27:1. _Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth._ Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do when we come to any age, or what shall be our position when we grow gray. Let us never boast of anything in the future, for we cannot tell what even a day may bring forth. Proverbs 27:2. _Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips._ For he who praises himself writes himself down a fool in capital letters. Proverbs 27:3. _A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both._ One might endure almost any sort of

V. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO SOLOMON In the three Chapter s which follow 27-29 we find the change we have noticed before. These proverbs are addressed to a person and the phrases “My son” and the personal address, “thou,” “thy” and “thyself,” are again used in these Chapter s. Like the previous sections, so here we find instructions which were given to Solomon. CHAPTER 27 INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS The opening proverb warns against procrastination. No one can be sure of what the next day may bring forth.True wisdom is not to trust the future day, for it may never come, nor are we to dwell in the past. While it is today we must live and act and leave nothing undone which can be done today. How true this is of salvation which is offered for today--now is the day of salvation. How many have been lost forever by procrastination, by thinking a more convenient time would come. Well has one said,...

A collection of aphorisms on various subjects. PROVERBS 27:3. _cf._ Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his anger. Proverbs 27:4 a Lit. ruthlessness of wrath, torrent of anger, or wrath is ruthlessness, anger a torrent. Proverbs 27:6. profuse: a doubtful translation of an obscure Heb. word, although Matthew 26:49 (viz. the force of κατὰ? in κατεφίλησεν) is quoted in support. AV deceitful depends upon an emendation following the Lat. Pr

FAITHFUL, &C. Illustrations: Nehemiah (Nehemiah 5:7. Compare Nehemiah 6:2); Jehu (2 Chronicles 19:2). DECEITFUL. Hebrew. _'athar =_ effusive (i.e. abundant) and empty (as vapour). See note on Proverbs 11:18. Compare Matthew 26:49....

_deceitful_ This rendering follows the _fraudulenta_of the Vulgate; whereas _earnest_(A.V. marg.) may be due to the ἑκούσια of the LXX. The alternative rendering of A.V. marg., _frequent_, or, as it is happily given in R.V., PROFUSE, is to be preferred. He overdoes his part....

CHAPTER 27 TEXT Proverbs 27:1-9 1. Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest now 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 vexation is heavier than they both. 4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy? 5. Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. 6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse. 7. The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry every bitter thing is sweet. 8. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place. 9. Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So