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11 He who loves (A)purity of heart
And (B)grace on his lips, the king is his friend.

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24 Do not befriend a man of anger;
And do not come along with a man of (A)great wrath,

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26 He kisses the lips
Who responds with right words.

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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

(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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s counsel

17 Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.

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He who observes the law is a son who understands,
But he who befriends (A)gluttons humiliates his father.

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A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.

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