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Proverbs 27:5-6
Common English Bible
Proverbs 27:5-6
Common English Bible
5 A public correction is better than hidden love.
6 Trustworthy are the bruises of a friend;
excessive are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:9-10
Common English Bible
Proverbs 27:9-10
Common English Bible
9 Oil and incense make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of friends comes from their advice.[a]
10 Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family;
don’t go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes.
Better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 27:14
Common English Bible
Proverbs 27:14
Common English Bible
14 Greeting a neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning
will be viewed as a curse.
Proverbs 27:17
Common English Bible
Proverbs 27:17
Common English Bible
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens a friend.
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