...Prov. xxvii. 14. I have learned myself, that, " open rebuke is better than secret love ;" and that, " faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful ;" Prov. xxvii. 5, 3. And therefore I shall do as I would be done by. Faithfulness and usefulness shall...

...Prov. xxvii. 14. I have learned myself, that,, " open rebuke is better than secret love ;" and that, " faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful ;" Prov. xxvii. 5, 6. And therefore 1 shall do as I would be done by. Faithfulness and usefulness shall...

...haughty spirit before a fall*. Hear counsel*, and receive instruction', that thou inayest be truly wise*. Faithful are the wounds of a friend' ; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitfuK Open rebuke', is better than secret love Seest thou a man wise in his own conceif ? There...

...jealousy— Stee vi. 34. and Note. 94 THE PROVERBS. 95 5 Better is open rebuke, Than love kept concealed. e Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are treacherous. 7 He, who is fed to the full, Loatheth the droppings of the honeycombs ; But to the famished,...

...and a faithful friend reproves us, we must take it in good part, and be thankful for such reproof. " Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." — frm. xxvii. 6. 4SJ[29th Day. QUESTIONS. Explain ver. 2, 3 ? — Lest I eat of stich things, &c....

...the honest and salutary reprehensions of our friends. Solomon commends these by way of contrast : " faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." Instead of complaining of these, we shall be thankful for them, if we are likeminded with David ; "...

...: PUBLISHED BY LB SEELEY AND SON, FLEET-STREET ; AND J. NISBETT, BERNER'S-STREET. 1832. '£4. TO " Faithful are the wounds of a friend ; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." Prov. xxvii. 6. " He that rebuketh a man, afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth...

...or at least to challenge the esteem, even of those to whom its yoice is not always agreeable. For " faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." We often ascribe more merit to roughness and bluntness of manner than may be their just due, from the...

...challenge the esteem, even of those to whom its voice is not always agreeable. For " faithful are the 292 wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." We often ascribe more merit to roughness and bluntness of manner than may be their just due, from the...

...transgressor of his crimes, subjects himself to the charge of impudence, malice, or slander. Nevertheless, 'faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.' The following Letter was written in 1796, by an eminent philanthropist in Liverpool. Although it was...