6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: …
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. …
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; …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-6)Note, 1. It is good for us to be reproved, and told of our faults, by our friends. If true love in the heart has but zeal and courage enough to show itself in dealing plainly with our friends, and reproving them for what they say and do amiss, this is really better , not only than secret hatred (as Lev. 19:17), but than secret love , that love to our neighbours which does not show itself in this g…
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