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Proverbs 22:11
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Proverbs 22:11
English Standard Version
11 He who (A)loves purity of heart,
and whose (B)speech is gracious, (C)will have the king as his friend.
Proverbs 22:11
New International Version
Proverbs 22:11
New International Version
11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
will have the king for a friend.(A)
Proverbs 22:11
King James Version
Proverbs 22:11
King James Version
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
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Proverbs 22:24
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Proverbs 22:24
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24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
nor go with a wrathful man,
Proverbs 22:24
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Proverbs 22:24
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Saying 3
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
do not associate with one easily angered,
Proverbs 22:24
King James Version
Proverbs 22:24
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24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
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Proverbs 24:26
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Proverbs 24:26
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26 Whoever gives an honest answer
kisses the lips.
Proverbs 24:26
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Proverbs 24:26
New International Version
26 An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24:26
King James Version
Proverbs 24:26
King James Version
26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
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Proverbs 27:6
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Proverbs 27:6
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6 Faithful are (A)the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:6
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Proverbs 27:6
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6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.(A)
Proverbs 27:6
King James Version
Proverbs 27:6
King James Version
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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Proverbs 27:9-10
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Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 (A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and (B)your father's friend,
and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
(C)Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel
Proverbs 27:9-10
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Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 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.
Proverbs 27:9-10
King James Version
Proverbs 27:9-10
King James Version
9 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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Proverbs 27:17
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Proverbs 27:17
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17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another
Proverbs 27:17
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Proverbs 27:17
New International Version
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17
King James Version
Proverbs 27:17
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17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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Proverbs 28:7
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Proverbs 28:7
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7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
but (A)a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Proverbs 28:7
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Proverbs 28:7
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7 A discerning son heeds instruction,
but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.(A)
Proverbs 28:7
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Proverbs 28:7
King James Version
7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
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Proverbs 29:5
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Proverbs 29:5
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Proverbs 29:5
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Proverbs 29:5
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5 Those who flatter their neighbors
are spreading nets for their feet.(A)
Proverbs 29:5
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Proverbs 29:5
King James Version
5 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
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