# Proverbs 27.6 **Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy? 5. Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. > > **6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.** > > 7. The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. 8. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place. (Proverbs 27:4-8, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy? 5. Better is open rebuke than hidden love. > > **6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.** > > 7. A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet. 8. As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home. (Proverbs 27:4-8, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? Wrath: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing envy: or, jealousy? 5. Open rebuke is better than secret love. > > **6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent** > > 7. The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot 8. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. (Proverbs 27:4-8, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 4. Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy? 5. Better [is] open reproof than hidden love. > > **6. Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.** > > 7. A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet. 8. As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place. (Proverbs 27:4-8, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Spare the Rod Objection Defeater](/codex/spare-the-rod-objection-defeater/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ --- ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.