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11 Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech
    will have the king as a friend.

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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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24 Don’t befriend angry people
    or associate with hot-tempered people,

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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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26 An honest answer
    is like a kiss of friendship.

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26 He kisses the lips
Who responds with right words.

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Wounds from a sincere friend
    are better than many kisses from an enemy.

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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

The heartfelt counsel of a friend
    is as sweet as perfume and incense.

10 Never abandon a friend—
    either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
    It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.

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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

17 As iron sharpens iron,
    so a friend sharpens a friend.

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17 Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.

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Young people who obey the law are wise;
    those with wild friends bring shame to their parents.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 28:7 Hebrew their father.

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

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To flatter friends
    is to lay a trap for their feet.

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

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