Proverbs 27:5-6
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5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love!
6 Wounds from a friend are better than kisses from an enemy!
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Proverbs 27:5-6
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5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.(A)
Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 Friendly suggestions are as pleasant as perfume.
10 Never abandon a friend—either yours or your father’s. Then you won’t need to go to a distant relative for help in your time of need.
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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 27:14
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14 If you shout a pleasant greeting to a friend too early in the morning, he will count it as a curse!
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Proverbs 27:14
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14 If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse.
Proverbs 27:17
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17 A friendly discussion is as stimulating as the sparks that fly when iron strikes iron.
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Proverbs 27:17
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17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
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