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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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11 He who (A)loves purity of heart,
    and whose (B)speech is gracious, (C)will have the king as his friend.

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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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24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
    nor go with a wrathful man,

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26 He kisses the lips
Who responds with right words.

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26 Whoever gives an honest answer
    kisses the lips.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

Faithful are (A)the wounds of a friend;
    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

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(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

(A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and (B)your father's friend,
    and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
(C)Better is a neighbor who is near
    than a brother who is far away.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel

17 Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.

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17 Iron sharpens iron,
    and one man sharpens another.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another

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

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The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
    but (A)a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.

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(A)A man who flatters his neighbor
    spreads (B)a net for his feet.

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