Proverbs 22:11
Christian Standard Bible
11 The one who loves a pure heart
and gracious lips—the king is his friend.(A)
Proverbs 22:11
English Standard Version
11 He who (A)loves purity of heart,
and whose (B)speech is gracious, (C)will have the king as his friend.
Proverbs 22:24
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 22:24 Lit with a master of anger
Proverbs 22:24
English Standard Version
24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
nor go with a wrathful man,
Proverbs 24:26
Christian Standard Bible
26 He who gives an honest answer
gives a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24:26
English Standard Version
26 Whoever gives an honest answer
kisses the lips.
Proverbs 27:6
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 27:6
English Standard Version
6 Faithful are (A)the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:9-10
Christian Standard Bible
9 Oil(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]
10 Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,(B)
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.(C)
Footnotes
- 27:9 LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction
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 27:17
Christian Standard Bible
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens another.[a]
Footnotes
- 27:17 Lit and a man sharpens his friend’s face
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
Proverbs 28:7
Christian Standard Bible
7 A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.(A)
Proverbs 28:7
English Standard Version
7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
but (A)a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Proverbs 29:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 A person who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.(A)
Proverbs 29:5
English Standard Version
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