Proverbs 27:5-7

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

⁵ Open rebuke is better than love that is hidden.^(A)

⁶ Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are lavish and deceitful.

⁷ He who is satiated [with sensual pleasures] loathes and treads underfoot a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.