Proverbs 22:11
New King James Version
11 (A)He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.
Proverbs 22:11
21st Century King James Version
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
New King James Version
24 Make no friendship with an angry man,
And with a (A)furious man do not go,
Proverbs 22:24
21st Century King James Version
24 Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man thou shalt not go,
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Proverbs 24:26
New King James Version
26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.
Proverbs 24:26
21st Century King James Version
26 Every man that answereth right words, giveth a kiss on the lips.
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Proverbs 27:6
New King James Version
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are (A)deceitful.
Proverbs 27:6
21st Century King James Version
6 Faithful are the wounds from a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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Proverbs 27:9-10
New King James Version
9 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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul
Proverbs 27:9-10
21st Century King James Version
9 Ointment and perfume make the heart rejoice; so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by counsel from the heart.
10 Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity; for better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
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Proverbs 27:17
New King James Version
17 As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:17
21st Century King James Version
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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Proverbs 28:7
New King James Version
7 Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son,
But a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Proverbs 28:7
21st Century King James Version
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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Proverbs 29:5
New King James Version
5 A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Spreads a net for his feet.
Proverbs 29:5
21st Century King James Version
5 A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.
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