Faithful are the wounds of a friend

“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.” - Proverbs 27:6

This is such a universal truth!  I think every culture would have a similar proverb.

It is our friends, our true friends who put their “neck on the line” to tell us the truth – and often our worst enemies that just “sweet talk” us into all sorts of trouble!

Someone put it this way:  “You can kiss a fool, and a fool can kiss you, but don’t ever let a kiss fool you!”

Sure there are people who never have anything good to say – it makes them feel better to correct everyone else all the time – and usually they end up being lonely because people learn to stay away from them.

But good friends, real friends – they are worth having because they will tell us the truth even if it hurts sometimes.  Do we have friends like that?  Are we able to be a friend like that?  May the Lord help us to be faithful friends.

Pastor