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)Open rebuke is better
Than love carefully concealed.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are (B)deceitful.

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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

Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.

10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
(A)Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul

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 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It will be counted a curse to him.

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

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17 As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

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