A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.(Proverbs 27:3)

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?(Proverbs 27:4)

Open rebuke is better than secret love.(Proverbs 27:5)

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.(Proverbs 27:7)

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.(Proverbs 27:8)

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.(Proverbs 27:9)

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Proverbs 27:6 - Cross Reference

Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. (Matthew 26:48)

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: (Job 5:17)

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. (Proverbs 26:23)

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. (Revelation 3:19)

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. (Hebrews 12:10)

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; (2 Samuel 12:7)

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. (Psalm 141:5)

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. (Proverbs 10:18)

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. (2 Samuel 20:9)