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He who (A)covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter (B)separates close companions.

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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

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Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,(A)
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.(B)

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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

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Faithful are the (A)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (B)kisses of an enemy.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

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Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
    but an enemy multiplies kisses.(A)

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

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(A)Oil and incense make the heart glad,
So counsel from the [a]soul is sweet to his friend.
10 Do not forsake your (B)friend or (C)your father’s friend,
And do not come to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster;
Better is one who dwells near than a brother far away.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s counsel

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart;
So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not;
And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity:
Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

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Perfume(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
    and the pleasantness of a friend
    springs from their heartfelt advice.

10 Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,
    and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster(B) strikes you—
    better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.

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Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

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