Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,(A)
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.(B)

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One who (A)conceals an offense seeks love,
But one who repeats a matter (B)separates close friends.

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The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,(A)
but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.(B)

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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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  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

Oil(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]

10 Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,(B)
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.(C)

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  1. 27:9 LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction

(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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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s