Proverbs 27:5-6,17 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 27:5-6 MSG (The Message)
A spoken reprimand is better than approval that’s never expressed. The wounds from a lover are worth it; kisses from an enemy do you in.
Proverbs 27:17 MSG (The Message)
You use steel to sharpen steel, and one friend sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:5-6 KJV (King James Version)
Open rebuke is better Than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs 27:17 KJV (King James Version)
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:5-6 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:17 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:5-6 NCV (New Century Version)
It is better to correct someone openly than to have love and not show it. The slap of a friend can be trusted to help you, but the kisses of an enemy are nothing but lies.
Proverbs 27:17 NCV (New Century Version)
As iron sharpens iron, so people can improve each other.
Proverbs 27:5-6 ASV (American Standard Version)
Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Proverbs 27:17 ASV (American Standard Version)
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:5-6 NIV (New International Version)
Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
Proverbs 27:17 NIV (New International Version)
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:5-6 NKJV (New King James Version)
Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs 27:17 NKJV (New King James Version)
As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:5-6 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Better is an open reprimand [of loving correction] Than love that is hidden. [Prov 28:23; Gal 2:14] Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern], But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].
Proverbs 27:17 AMP (Amplified Bible)
As iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens [and influences] another [through discussion].
Proverbs 27:5-6 NLT (New Living Translation)
An open rebuke is better than hidden love! Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.
Proverbs 27:17 NLT (New Living Translation)
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
Proverbs 27:5-6 TPT (The Passion Translation)
It’s better to be corrected openly if it stems from hidden love. You can trust a friend who wounds you with his honesty, but your enemy’s pretended flattery comes from insincerity.
Proverbs 27:17 TPT (The Passion Translation)
It takes a grinding wheel to sharpen a blade, and so one person sharpens the character of another.
Proverbs 27:5-6 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:17 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.