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

Better an open reprimand
than concealed love.(A)

The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,(B)
but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.(C)

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(A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
And a [a]person’s advice is sweet to his friend.
10 Do not abandon your (B)friend or (C)your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s

Oil(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]

10 Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,(B)
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.(C)

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  1. 27:9 LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction

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

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14 If one blesses his neighbor
with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be counted as a curse to him.

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17 As iron sharpens iron,
So one person sharpens another.

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17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens another.[a]

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  1. 27:17 Lit and a man sharpens his friend’s face