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He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love,
But he who repeats or gossips about a matter separates intimate friends.

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One who (A)conceals an offense seeks love,
But one who repeats a matter (B)separates close friends.

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Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern],
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive


Oil and perfume make the heart glad;
So does the sweetness of a friend’s counsel that comes from the heart.
10 
Do not abandon your own friend and your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s