Proverbs 27:5-6
Lexham English Bible
5 Better a rebuke that is open
than a love that is hidden.
6 The wounds of a friend mean well,
but the kisses of an enemy are profane.
Proverbs 27:5-6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.(A)
6 Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts,
but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:9-10
Lexham English Bible
9 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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Literally “because of advice of a person”
Proverbs 27:9-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
but the soul is torn by trouble.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent;
do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is nearby
than kindred who are far away.(A)
Footnotes
- 27.9 Gk: Heb the sweetness of a friend is better than one’s own counsel
Proverbs 27:14
Lexham English Bible
14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice
early in the morning,
a curse will be reckoned to him.
Proverbs 27:14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
14 Whoever blesses a neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
Proverbs 27:17
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:17 Or “is united with”
- Proverbs 27:17 Literally “a man sharpens the faces of his friend”
Proverbs 27:17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens the wits[a] of another.
Footnotes
- 27.17 Heb face
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