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11 My son, despise not the [a]chastening of Jehovah;
Neither be weary of his reproof:
12 For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth,
Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

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  1. Proverbs 3:11 Or, instruction

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister;
And call understanding thy [a]kinswoman:

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  1. Proverbs 7:4 Or, familiar friend

17 I love them that love me;
And those that seek me [a]diligently shall find me.

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  1. Proverbs 8:17 Or, early

21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance,
And that I may fill their treasuries.

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Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee:
Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

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12 Hatred stirreth up strifes;
But love covereth all transgressions.

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24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son;
But he that loveth him chasteneth him [a]betimes.

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  1. Proverbs 13:24 Or, diligently

22 [a]Do they not err that devise evil?
But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or, Shall they not go astray

The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah;
But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

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17 Better is a [a]dinner of herbs, where love is,
Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

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  1. Proverbs 15:17 Or, portion

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;
And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

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17 A friend loveth at all times;
And [a]a brother is born for adversity.

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  1. Proverbs 17:17 Or, is born as a brother

19 A brother [a]offended is harder to be won than a strong city;
And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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  1. Proverbs 18:19 Or, injured

24 [a]He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction;
But there is a [b]friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 Hebrew A man of friends.
  2. Proverbs 18:24 Hebrew lover.

He that getteth [a]wisdom loveth his own soul:
He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

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  1. Proverbs 19:8 Hebrew heart.

28 Kindness and truth preserve the king;
And [a]his throne is upholden by kindness.

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  1. Proverbs 20:28 Or, he upholdeth his throne

17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:
He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

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21 He that followeth after righteousness and kindness
Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.

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Better is open rebuke
Than love that is hidden.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

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Oil and perfume rejoice the heart;
So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not;
And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity:
Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

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Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father;
But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.

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