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Proverbs 22:11
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Proverbs 22:11
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- Proverbs 22:11 Lit has grace on his lips
Proverbs 22:11
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Proverbs 22:11
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11 Those who love a pure heart—
their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.
Proverbs 22:11
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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)
Proverbs 22:11
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Proverbs 22:11
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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 Do not make friends with a person given to anger,
Or go with a (A)hot-tempered person,
Proverbs 22:24
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Proverbs 22:24
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24 Don’t befriend people controlled by anger;
don’t associate with hot-tempered people;
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
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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 One who gives [a]a right answer
Kisses the lips.
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- Proverbs 24:26 Or an honest
Proverbs 24:26
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Proverbs 24:26
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26 Those who speak honestly
are like those who kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24:26
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Proverbs 24:26
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26 An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24:26
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Proverbs 24:26
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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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- Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive
Proverbs 27:6
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Proverbs 27:6
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6 Trustworthy are the bruises of a friend;
excessive 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
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Proverbs 27:6
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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 a [a]person’s advice is sweet to his friend.
10 Do not abandon your (B)friend or (C)your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.
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- Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s
Proverbs 27:9-10
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Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 Oil and incense make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of friends comes from their advice.[a]
10 Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family;
don’t go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes.
Better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
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- Proverbs 27:9 Heb uncertain
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
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Proverbs 27:9-10
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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 As iron sharpens iron,
So one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17
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Proverbs 27:17
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17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens a friend.
Proverbs 27:17
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Proverbs 27:17
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17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17
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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 He who keeps the Law is a discerning son,
But he who is a companion of (A)gluttons humiliates his father.
Proverbs 28:7
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Proverbs 28:7
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7 Intelligent children follow Instruction,
but those who befriend gluttons shame their parents.
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
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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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