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Proverbs 22:11
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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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Proverbs 22:11
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11 He who loves purity of heart
    and hasgracious speech,[a] his friend is the king.

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  1. Proverbs 22:11 Literally “grace of his lips”
Listen to Proverbs 22:11, Proverbs 22:24, Proverbs 24:26, Proverbs 27:6, Proverbs 27:9-10, Proverbs 27:17, Proverbs 28:7, Proverbs 29:5
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Proverbs 22:11
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11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
    will have the king for a friend.(A)

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Proverbs 22:24
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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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Proverbs 22:24
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24 Do not befriend an owner[a] of anger,[b]
    and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;

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  1. Proverbs 22:24 Or “master”
  2. Proverbs 22:24 Literally “nostril”
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24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
    do not associate with one easily angered,

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Proverbs 24:26
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26 He kisses the lips
Who responds with right words.

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Proverbs 24:26
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26 He will kiss the lips,
    he who gives an honest answer.

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Proverbs 24:26
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26 An honest answer
    is like a kiss on the lips.

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Proverbs 27:6
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6 Faithful are the (A)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (B)kisses of an enemy.

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  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive
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Proverbs 27:6
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6 The wounds of a friend mean well,
    but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

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

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Proverbs 27:9-10
Legacy Standard Bible

9 (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
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Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 Perfume and incense will gladden a heart,
    and the pleasantness of one’s friend is personal advice.[a]
10 As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake them,
    and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity.
    Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Literally “because of advice of a person”
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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.

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Proverbs 27:17
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17 Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.

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Proverbs 27:17
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17 As iron sharpens[a] iron,
    so one man sharpens another.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 27:17 Or “is united with”
  2. Proverbs 27:17 Literally “a man sharpens the faces of his friend”
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17 As iron sharpens iron,
    so one person sharpens another.

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Proverbs 28:7
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7 He who observes the law is a son who understands,
But he who befriends (A)gluttons humiliates his father.

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Proverbs 28:7
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7 He who keeps instruction is a child of understanding,
    but the companion of gluttons will shame his father.

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7 A discerning son heeds instruction,
    but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.(A)

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Proverbs 29:5
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5 A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.

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Proverbs 29:5
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5 A strong man who flatters his neighbor
    is spreading a net for his feet.

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5 Those who flatter their neighbors
    are spreading nets for their feet.(A)

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