Proverbs 27:5-6
New American Standard Bible
5 Better is (A)open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.
6 Faithful are the (B)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (C)kisses of an enemy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive
Proverbs 27:5-6
English Standard Version
5 (A)Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Faithful are (B)the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:9-10
New American Standard Bible
9 (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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s
Proverbs 27:9-10
English Standard Version
9 (A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and (B)your father's friend,
and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
(C)Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel
Proverbs 27:14
New American Standard Bible
14 (A)One who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be considered a curse to him.
Proverbs 27:14
English Standard Version
14 Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
Proverbs 27:17
New American Standard Bible
17 As iron sharpens iron,
So one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17
English Standard Version
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another
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