(A)He who covers a transgression seeks love,
But (B)he who repeats a matter separates friends.

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He who forgives an affront fosters love,
    but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.

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Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are (A)deceitful.

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The wounds of a friend mean well,
    but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

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Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.

10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
(A)Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul

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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Notas al pie

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