¹¹ 
He who loves purity of heart
And whose speech is gracious will have the king as his friend.

⁶ 
Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern],
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].

⁹ 
Oil and perfume make the heart glad;
So does the sweetness of a friend’s counsel that comes from the heart.
¹⁰ 
Do not abandon your own friend and your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

¹⁷ 
As iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens [and influences] another [through discussion].

⁷ 
He who keeps the law [of God and man] is a wise and discerning son,
But he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father [and himself].

⁵ 
A man who flatters his neighbor [with smooth words intending to do harm]
Is spreading a net for his own feet.