## Faithful are the wounds caused by a friend ##

AT: "The wounds from a friend are trustworthy"

## the wounds caused by a friend ##

The word "wounds" refers to the pain caused by rebuke or correction. AT: "the wounds caused by a friend's rebuke" or "the wounds of a friend's correction" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## profusely ##

"abundantly" or "too much"