Proverbs 27:6 Go deeper

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

Hebrew words tap a word

נֶ֭אֱמָנִיםNe.'e.ma.nim[are] reliable

Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)

Meaning: be faithful

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Proverbs 27:6 word 1

פִּצְעֵ֣יpitz.'Ei[the] wounds of

Lemma: פֶּ֫צַע (pe.tsa) · Strong's: H6482

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: wound

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Exodus 21:25, Job 9:17, Proverbs 20:30, Proverbs 23:29, Isaiah 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6482; TAHOT Proverbs 27:6 word 2

אוֹהֵ֑ב'o.Hev[one who] loves

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to love: friend

Used 13 times. Also: Judges 5:31, 2 Chronicles 20:7, Esther 5:10, Esther 5:14, Esther 6:13, Psalms 38:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157H; TAHOT Proverbs 27:6 word 3

וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹתve.na'.ta.Rotand [are] abundant

Lemma: עָתַר (a.tar) · Strong's: H6280

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrfpa)

Meaning: be abundant

Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 35:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6280; TAHOT Proverbs 27:6 word 4

נְשִׁיק֥וֹתne.shi.Kot[the] kisses of

Lemma: נְשִׁיקָה (ne.shi.qah) · Strong's: H5390

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: kiss

Used 2 times. Also: Song of Solomon 1:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5390; TAHOT Proverbs 27:6 word 5

שׂוֹנֵֽא\׃so.Ne'[one who] hates

Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to hate

Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Proverbs 27:6 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The wounds	→	פֶּ֫צַע H6482 wound
of a friend	→	אָהֵב H0157H to love: friend
are faithful	→	אָמַן H0539 be faithful
but the kisses	→	נְשִׁיקָה H5390 kiss
of an enemy	→	שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate
[are] deceitful	→	עָתַר H6280 be abundant

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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