Whoever (A)covers an offense seeks love,
    but he who repeats a matter (B)separates close friends.

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One who seeks love conceals an offense,
    but one who repeats it divides friends.

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Faithful are (A)the wounds of a friend;
    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

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Trustworthy are the bruises of a friend;
    excessive are the kisses of an enemy.

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(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.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel

Oil and incense make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of friends comes from their advice.[a]
10 Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family;
    don’t go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes.
    Better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 27:9 Heb uncertain