Proverbs 27:6

נֶ֭אֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵ֣י אוֹהֵ֑ב וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת נְשִׁיק֥וֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

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נֶ֭אֱמָנִים

Root word believed, faithful, believe, sure, established, …

Dictionary form: אָמַן · aw-MAHN

Verb — Niphal, Participle Active, masculine plural, absolute state passive or reflexive — "it was done" / "he did it to himself" ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

In the KJV here: faithful

believe ×11 the faithful ×4 be established ×3 be verified ×3 believed ×3 faithful ×3 and believed ×2 and faithful ×2

More options

trust — Broad relational sense; fits most narrative and poetic contexts.

believe — Cognitive assent; good for propositional or creedal statements.

faithful — Adjectival/stative use; describes consistent reliability over time.

reliable — Neutral, modern tone; suits wisdom or legal contexts.

confirmed — For the Niphal 'be established/verified' sense.

nurse — Rare Qal sense of caring/carrying; literal, physical context only.

BDB527 H539 H547

I. [אָמַן] verb confirm, support (compare Arabic , etc., see below; Sabean אמן in derivatives & proper names compare CIS^iv.1,10 DHM^{ZMG 1885,598}; Aramaic אֲמַן, in Haph`el, Ethiopic , Assyrian in derivatives) — only Qal Participle אֹמֵן —

1. as verb support, nourish 2Kgs 10:1; 2Kgs 10:5; Esth 2:7,

2. as substantive foster-father Num 11:12 (J) Isa 49:23.

3. אֹמֶנֶת foster-mother, nurse Ruth 4:16; 2Sam 4:4.

4. אֹמְנוֺת pillars, supporters of the door 2Kgs 18:16. Participle passive a. הָאֱמֻנִים those brought up (in scarlet) Lam 4:5.
b. אֱמוּנִים intransitive faithful (as firm, stable) as substantive masculine faithful ones Ps 12:2 (> ᵐ5 ᵑ6 and others faithfulness) 2Sam 20:19 (compare Arabic be faithful, trust in, be secure); Ps 31:24 faithful ones ׳י Keepeth, ׳אֱמוּנִים נֹצֵר י; but ׳א is here taken by ᵐ5 Ri De Che as abstract noun see אֵמֻן. Niph`al נֶאֱמַן Prov 11:13 + (6 t); Imperfect יֵאָמֵן, יֵאָ֫מֶן 1Kgs 8:26 + (9 t.); Participle נֶאֱמָן Prov 25:13 + ( 16 t.) נֶאֱמָנָה Isa 1:21 + ( 4 t.); נֶאֱמֶנֶת Ps 89:29 נֶאֱמָנִים Prov 27:6 + (9 t.); נֶאֱמָנוֺת Deut 28:59. 1. carried by a nurse Isa 60:4.

2. made firm, sure, lasting: place Isa 22:23; Isa 22:25 name 1Chr 17:24 waters Isa 33:16; Jer 15:18 an event Hos 5:9 sickness mercy Isa 55:3.

3. confirmed, established, sure: kingdom 2Sam 7:16 house, dynasty 1Sam 2:35; 1Sam 25:28; 1Kgs 11:38; 1Chr 17:23 prophet Samuel 1Sam 3:20 compare word-play אִם לֹא תַאֲמִינוּ לֹא תֵאָמֵנוּ = if ye believe not (have not firm confidence) ye will not be confirmed Isa 7:9 וְתֵאָמֵנוּ ׳הַאֲמִינוּ בי = believe in Yahweh and ye will be confirmed 2Chr 20:20. 4. verified, confirmed: words of God 1Kgs 8:26; 2Chr 1:9; 2Chr 6:17 his precepts Ps 111:7 testimonies Ps 19:8; Ps 93:5 covenant Ps 89:29 words of men Gen 42:20 (E). 5. reliable, faithful, trusty: persons 1Sam 2:35; 1Sam 22:14; Job 12:20; Ps 89:38; Ps 101:6; Prov 25:13; Isa 8:2; Neh 13:13 a city Isa 1:21 האל הנאמן the faithful God Deut 7:9 compare Isa 49:7 נֶאֱמַן רוּחַ faithful in spirit (disposition) Prov 11:13 לְבָבוֺ נֶאֱמָן his heart faith-ful Neh 9:8 עֵד אֱמֶת וְנֶאֱמָן true and faithful witness Jer 42:5 נאמנים פצעי אוהב faithful the wounds of a loving one Prov 27:6 with נֵת Ps 78:8 עִם Hos 12:1 בְּ of thing Ps 78:37 בְּכָלבֵּֿיתִי in all my house (of Moses) Num 12:7 (E). Hiph`il הֶאֱמִין Gen 45:26 + (18 t.); Imperfect יַאֲמִין, יַאֲמֵן Job 15:31 + (30 t.); Imperative הַאֲמִינוּ 2Chr 20:20 + (2 t.); Participle מַאֲמִין Deut 1:32; Josh 25:16.

1. stand firm Job 39:24 (with negative of the horse when the trumpet sounds Di De MV RVm; but neither believeth RV, hardly trusts Da). 2. trust, believe:
(a) absolute Exod 4:31 (J) Isa 7:9; Isa 28:16; Hab 1:5; Ps 116:10; Job 29:24
(b) with ל of person, trust to, believe Gen 45:26 (E) Exod 4:1; Exod 4:8 (J) Jer 40:14; 2Chr 32:15 with God Deut 9:23; Isa 43:10 ל of thing Exod 4:8; Exod 4:9 (J) Ps 106:24; 1Kgs 10:7; 2Chr 9:6; Isa 53:1; Prov 14:15
(c) with ב of person, trust in, believe in Exod 19:9 (J) 1Sam 27:12; 2Chr 20:20; Job 4:18; Job 15:15; Prov 26:25; Jer 12:6; Mic 7:5 the usual construction with God Gen 15:6 (E) Exod 14:31; Num 14:11 (J) Num 20:12 (P) Deut 1:32; 2Kgs 17:14; 2Chr 20:20; Ps 78:22; Jonah 3:5 with ב of thing Deut 28:66; Job 15:31; Job 24:22; Job 39:12; Ps 78:32; Ps 106:12; Ps 119:66
(d) with כִּי trust or believe that Exod 4:5 (J) Job 9:16; Lam 4:12
(e) so with infin. Job 15:22; Ps 27:13 also trust to do a thing, almost = allow, Judg 11:20.

BDB9308 H539 H540

[אֲמַן] verb Haph`el trust (Biblical Hebrew); — Perfect 3 masculine singular חֵימִן בֵּאלָחֵהּ Dan 6:24 Passive participle מְחֵימַן trusty, trustworthy, of person Dan 6:5, interpretation Dan 2:45.

believed, faithful, believe, sure, established, …

ʾāman

properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain

to support, confirm, be faithful

(Qal)

to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish

foster-father (subst.)

to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm

to be carried by a nurse

to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in

stand firm

פִּצְעֵ֣י

Root word wounds, wound, wounding

Dictionary form: פֶּצַע · peh-TSA

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: are the wounds

wound ×2 are the wounds ×1 hath wounds ×1 in it but wounds ×1 my wounds ×1 of a wound ×1 to my wounding ×1

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wound — Most direct equivalent; suitable for most contexts.

injury — Broader term; good when physical damage is emphasized.

gash — Vivid and specific; prefer for graphic or poetic passages.

bruise — Softer connotation; fits contusion-type or emotional hurt.

laceration — Clinical register; suits legal or medical description.

blow — Emphasizes the strike causing the wound rather than the result.

BDB6729 H6482

פֶּ֫צַע noun masculine^{Prov 27:6} bruise, wound; — absolute ׳פ Exod 21:25; Isa 1:6 (figurative), Prov 20:30 פָּ֑צַע Exod 21:25 suffix פִּצְעִי Gen 4:23 plural פְּצָעִים Prov 23:29 figurative also construct פִּצְעֵי Prov 27:6 and suffix פְּצָעַי Job 9:17.

wounds, wound, wounding

peṣaʿ

a wound

bruise, wound

וְ ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת

Root word deceitful, multiplied

Dictionary form: עָתַר · aw-TAHR

Verb — Niphal, Participle Passive, feminine plural, absolute state passive or reflexive — "it was done" / "he did it to himself" a settled state — try "___ed"

In the KJV here: are deceitful

are deceitful ×1 me and have multiplied ×1

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be excessive — Broad sense of going beyond proper bounds.

be abundant — Neutral; emphasizes large quantity without moral weight.

be deceitful — Moral nuance; prefer when context implies treachery.

be multiplied — Modernized KJV rendering; suits numerical increase contexts.

be lavish — Slightly positive or ironic; highlights extravagant degree.

be overwhelming — Vivid; good for poetic or rhetorical passages.

BDB6496 H6280

II. [עָתַר] verb be abundant, si vera lectio (as Aramaic loan-word; עֲתַר, , be rich = Hebrew עָשַׁר); —

Niph`al Participle feminine plural נַעְתָּרוֺת Prov 27:6 (of enemy's kisses; De excessive; opposed to נֶאֱמָנִים); Toy proposes נֶעֱקָשׁוֺת, or נַעֲוֺת, crooked, hypocritical. Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine plural הַעְתַּרְתֶּם עָלַי דִּבְרֵיכֶם Ezek 35:13 ye have multiplied against me your words (|| וַתַּגְדִּילוּ עָלַי בְּפִיכֶם), strike out as gloss Co after ᵐ5, Toy reads singular, and thinks verb due to Aramaizing scribe.

deceitful, multiplied

ʿātar

to be (causatively, make) abundant

to be abundant

(Niphal) to be plentiful

נְשִׁיק֥וֹת

Root word kisses

Dictionary form: נְשִׁיקָה · neh-shee-KAW

Noun — Common, feminine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: but the kisses

but the kisses ×1 me with the kisses ×1

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kiss — Standard, widely understood term; best default choice.

embrace — Broader intimacy; use when context implies warmth beyond lips.

caress — Suggests tender physical affection; slightly more poetic register.

greeting kiss — Use when the kiss is formal or culturally ritualistic.

BDB5428 H5390

[נְשִׁיקָה] noun feminine kiss; — only plural construct: יִשָּׁקֵנִי מִנְּשִׁיקוֺת פִּיהוּ Song 1:2 נְשִׁיקוֺת שׂוֺנֵא Prov 27:6 kisses of an enemy.

kisses

nĕšîqâ

a kiss

kiss

שׂוֹנֵֽא

Root word hate, hated, hateth, hatest, enemies, …

Dictionary form: שָׂנֵא · saw-NAY

Verb — Qal, Participle Active, masculine singular, absolute state simple action — "he did" ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

In the KJV here: of an enemy

hate ×13 i hate ×10 hated ×8 hateth ×6 that hate ×4 they that hate ×4 and hated ×3 and they that hate ×3

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hate — Most direct modern equivalent; broadly applicable.

despise — Stronger contempt; use when rejection is emphatic.

detest — Intense aversion; suits strong emotional or moral contexts.

loathe — Visceral disgust; good for Wisdom literature passages.

be hostile to — Relational/active sense; fits enemy or conflict contexts.

abhor — Formal register; suits legal or covenantal language.

BDB8270 H8130

שָׂנֵא₁₄₅ verb hate (Late Hebrew id.; MI⁴ שנאי my foes; Sabean שנאם foe SabDenkm^{No. 12, 1. 9} compare Ib.^{No. 7, 1. 9} CIS^{iv, No. 173, 1. 6}; Arabic , , hate; Aramaic סְנָא, , id., סָנְאָה, hater, etc.; Ethiopic hate is ); —

Qal₁₂₈ Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳שׂ Deut 12:31 +, suffix שְׂנֵאָהּ 2Sam 13:15 +; 2 masculine singular שָׂנֵאתָ Ps 5:6 +, suffix שְׂנֵאתַ֫נִי Judg 14:16, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשְׂנָא Prov 13:5; Prov 26:28, suffix יִשְׂפּנָאֶ֑ךָּ 9:s, etc.; Imperative masculine plural שִׂנְאוּ Amos 9:15; Ps 97:10 Infinitive absolute שָׂנאֹ Judg 15:2 construct שְׂנאֹ Gen 37:5 +, שְׂנאֹת Prov 8:13 Participle active שׂנֵא Deut 4:42 +, שׂנַאֲךָ Exod 23:5; Prov 25:21 plural construct שׂנְאֵי Exod 18:21 +, etc.; passive feminine singular שְׂנוּאָה Gen 29:31 +; masculine plural construct שְׂנֻאֵי 2Sam 5:8 Qr (> Kt שָֽׂנְאוּ); — hate (often opposed to אָהֵב):

1. human;
a. with accusative of person Gen 26:27 (J), Gen 37:5; Gen 37:8 (E), Judg 11:7; 2Sam 13:22; Amos 5:10 (|| תֵּעֵב) + 17 t. (evil-doers Ps 26:5; Ps 31:7; Ps 139:21), + (object wife) Judg 14:16; Judg 15:2 (twice in verse); + passive participle, of wife, Gen 29:31 (twice in verse) (J), Deut 21:15 (twice in verse); Deut 21:16; Deut 21:17, compare Prov 30:23 figurative of Zion Isa 60:15 (+ עֲזוּבָה); specifically of sexual revulsion 2Sam 13:15 (twice in verse) (+ accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Deut 22:13; Deut 22:16; Deut 24:3 so, object man (of Jerusalem under figure of harlot) Ezek 16:37 passive שְׂנֻאֵי נֶפֶשׁ דָּוִד 2Sam 5:8 (but see obscure); reflexive (accusative נַפְשׁוֺ) Prov 29:24, absolute Eccl 3:8.
b. with accusative of thing, Ezek 35:6 (but read בְּדָם אָשַׁמְתָּ ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Co Berthol Toy), Eccl 2:17; Eccl 2:18, especially evil Exod 18:21 (E), Mic 3:2; Ps 45:7 + 10 t., virtue, etc. Mic 3:2; Prov 1:22 + 4 t.

2. subject ׳י; object perverse Israel Amos 6:8 (its palaces), Hos 9:15; Jer 12:8 wickedness Ps 5:6; Ps 11:5 idolatry and evil Amos 5:21; Isa 1:14; Isa 61:8; Jer 44:4; Mal 2:16 + 5 t.

3. Participle active₅₄ as adjective Isa 66:5 (as verb with 1 singular pronoun Isa 61:8, 2 above); usually substantive, Prov 13:24 one hating his son (opposed to אֹהֵב); elsewhere = enemy foe (usually construct or with suffix), singular and plural (often || אֹיֵב, sometimes opposed to אֹהֵב): foe of man Exod 23:5 (E), Gen 24:60 (J), Lev 26:17 (H) +, nation Exod 1:10 (E), Esth 9:1; Esth 9:5; Esth 9:16 +, absolute Prov 26:24; Prov 27:6, (c. 31 t. in all); + לֹא שׂנֵא with ל person, a no-hater to one Deut 4:42; Deut 19:4; Deut 19:6; Josh 20:5, and (without לֹא) Deut 19:11 foe of good Mic 3:2, compare Job 34:17 + 3 t., of evil Exod 18:21; Prov 28:1, compare Prov 15:27 of suretyship Prov 11:15 (i.e. not giving it); foes of ׳י Exod 20:5 = Deut 5:9; Deut 7:10 (twice in verse); 2Chr 19:2. Niph`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשָּׂנֵא Prov 14:17 is hated, so vProv 14:20 (+ ל person by, see לְ 5 d). Pi`el Participle suffix מְשַׂנְאִי Job 31:29; Ps 55:13 plural construct מְשַׂנְאֵי Ps 81:16 suffix מְשַׂנְאַי 2Sam 22:41 +, etc.; — enemy (Qal 3) || אֹיֵב, צָר, etc.:

1. personal and national, Job 31:29; Deut 33:11 (poem), 2Sam 22:41 = Ps 18:41; Ps 44:8; Ps 44:11; Ps 55:13; Ps 68:2; Ps 89:24.

2. of ׳י Num 10:35 (J), Deut 32:41 (poem), Ps 81:16; Ps 83:3; Ps 139:21.

3. of wisdom Prov 8:36.

BDB9920 H8131 H8130

[שְׂנָא] verb hate (ᵑ7 סְנָא, Syriac ; see Biblical Hebrew שָׂנֵא); —

Pe`al Participle plural suffix שׂנאיך Kt, שָֽׂנְאָךְ Qr (K^{§ 53, 2, Anm.} b)) Dan 4:16 = thy foes (Biblical Hebrew 3, MI⁴, Sabean).

hate, hated, hateth, hatest, enemies, …

śānēʾ

to hate (personally)

to hate, be hateful

(Qal) to hate

of man

of persons, nations, God, wisdom

This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.

נֶ֭אֱמָנִים Dechi — a lesser break פִּצְעֵ֣י אוֹהֵ֑ב Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת Revia Mugrash — a lesser break נְשִׁיק֥וֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא Silluq — end of the verse

נֶאֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵי אוֹהֵב וְנַעְתָּרוֹת נְשִׁיקוֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא׃

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Cross References

Psalms 141:5

יֶהֶלְמֵֽנִי צַדִּיק׀ חֶסֶד וְֽיוֹכִיחֵנִי שֶׁמֶן רֹאשׁ אַל-יָנִי רֹאשִׁי כִּי-עוֹד וּתְפִלָּתִי בְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Revelation 3:19

ἐγὼ ὅσους ἐὰν φιλῶ ἐλέγχω καὶ παιδεύω· ζήλωσον οὖν καὶ μετανόησον

As many as I I love, rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Job 5:17

הִנֵּה אַשְׁרֵי אֱנוֹשׁ יֽוֹכִחֶנּוּ אֱלוֹהַּ וּמוּסַר שַׁדַּי אַל-תִּמְאָֽס׃

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

Proverbs 26:23

כֶּסֶף סִיגִים מְצֻפֶּה עַל-חָרֶשׂ שְׂפָתַיִם דֹּלְקִים וְלֶב-רָֽע׃

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

Hebrews 12:10

οἱ μὲν γὰρ πρὸς ὀλίγας ἡμέρας κατὰ τὸ δοκοῦν αὐτοῖς ἐπαίδευον ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὸ συμφέρον εἰς τὸ μεταλαβεῖν τῆς ἁγιότητος αὐτοῦ

For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

2 Samuel 12:7

וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל-דָּוִד אַתָּה הָאִישׁ כֹּֽה-אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָֽנֹכִי מְשַׁחְתִּיךָֽ לְמֶלֶךְ עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָֽנֹכִי הִצַּלְתִּיךָ מִיַּד שָׁאֽוּל׃

And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

Proverbs 10:18

מְכַסֶּה שִׂנְאָה שִׂפְתֵי-שָׁקֶר וּמוֹצִא דִבָּה הוּא כְסִֽיל׃

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

2 Samuel 20:9

וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹאָב לַֽעֲמָשָׂא הֲשָׁלוֹם אַתָּה אָחִי וַתֹּחֶז יַד-יְמִין יוֹאָב בִּזְקַן עֲמָשָׂא לִנְשָׁק-לֽוֹ׃

And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

Matthew 26:48

ὁ δὲ παραδιδοὺς αὐτὸν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς σημεῖον λέγων Ὃν ἂν φιλήσω αὐτός ἐστιν κρατήσατε αὐτόν

Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

Proverbs 27:5

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Strong's Definition H539

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Strong's Definition H6482

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Strong's Definition H157

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Strong's Definition H6280

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Strong's Definition H5390

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Strong's Definition H8130

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