Proverbs 27:6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
In every friendship there will come a time when you say or do something that hurts your friend. We are human. Our friendship with others is not perfect. We have different views, different upbringings, different values. We are all unique. We are not identical, otherwise we would live in a world of peace. So inevitably there will be times you do not agree or see eye to eye.
But the beauty of friendship is that we love each other enough to forgive and move past the wounds. We care about each other enough to see that those wounds are not intentional or mark the end of our friendship. We let go of the pain and embrace our friends once more since we trust and love them.
And then there are those people in our lives that act nice but have malicious intentions behind their actions. We see this all the time in movies and tv shows where the “popular” kid will purposely befriend someone with the intent to hurt them or embarrass them. You probably have seen this happen in real life at some point, too. It is hard to watch because we know it is mean and it is not right.
We need to be wary of those who offer up something that seems too good to be true. It usually is. Remember, a lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin (Proverbs 26:28).
Today and every day, make this your goal: do to others as you would have them do to you (Luke 6:31). In doing so you can be sure that you are caring for others and not acting out of selfish gain or to purposely hurt them, but acting as Christ would. Trust your friends, be wary of the “kisses” of others, and live for Him.
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