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Better is reproof that is (A)revealed
Than love that is hidden.
Faithful are the (B)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (C)kisses of an enemy.

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  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

Better is (A)open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.
Faithful are the (B)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (C)kisses of an enemy.

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  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

(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,
So a [a]man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.
10 Do not forsake your own (B)friend or (C)your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s

14 (A)He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be counted as a curse to him.

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14 (A)He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be reckoned a curse to him.

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17 Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.

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17 Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.

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