¹¹ Whoever loves pure ·thoughts [^Lhearts] and kind ·words [^Llips]
will have even the king as a friend.

²⁴ Don’t make friends with ·quick-tempered people [people controlled by anger]
    or ·spend time [associate] with those who have bad tempers.

²⁶ An honest answer is as pleasing
as a kiss on the lips.

⁶ The ·slap [bruises] of a friend can be trusted to help you,
but the kisses of an enemy are ·nothing but lies [or dangerous; Matt. 26:48–50].

⁹ The sweet smell of perfume and oils is pleasant,
and so is good advice from a friend.

¹⁰ Don’t ·forget [abandon] your friend or your parent’s friend.
    Don’t always go to your ·family for help [brother] when trouble comes.
A neighbor close by is better than a ·family [brother] far away.

¹⁷ As iron sharpens iron,
so people ·can improve each other [sharpen their friends].

⁷ Children who ·obey what they have been taught [protect instruction/law] are wise,
but friends of ·troublemakers [or gluttons] disgrace their parents [Deut. 28:18–21].

⁵ Those who give false praise to their ·neighbors [or friends]
are setting a ·trap for them [trap/net for their feet].