For Thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt Thou compass him as with a shield.

Exalt her (wisdom), and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

Oh how great is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee before the sons of men!

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.

Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.

 When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

At first glance, the truth contained in this verse runs counter to our typical thinking. Generally, we associate “wounds” with enemies and “kisses” with our friends.  However, there are times when we need to hear something that will turn us away from danger. And, a true friend will be concerned enough about us and faithful enough to our friendship to really tell us something we may not want to hear.

On the other hand, an enemy may see us in a vulnerable place and “kiss” us with what seems to be good words and encouragement to do things we do not need to do.  The enemy will PRETEND to be our friend.  BEWARE!  What we really need is truth, even if it may hurt a bit.