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11 He who loves purity of heart
    and hasgracious speech,[a] his friend is the king.

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  1. Proverbs 22:11 Literally “grace of his lips”

11 He who (A)loves purity of heart,
    and whose (B)speech is gracious, (C)will have the king as his friend.

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24 Do not befriend an owner[a] of anger,[b]
    and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;

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  1. Proverbs 22:24 Or “master”
  2. Proverbs 22:24 Literally “nostril”

24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
    nor go with a wrathful man,

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26 He will kiss the lips,
    he who gives an honest answer.

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26 Whoever gives an honest answer
    kisses the lips.

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The wounds of a friend mean well,
    but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

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

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Perfume and incense will gladden a heart,
    and the pleasantness of one’s friend is personal advice.[a]
10 As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake them,
    and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity.
    Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Literally “because of advice of a person”

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

17 As iron sharpens[a] iron,
    so one man sharpens another.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 27:17 Or “is united with”
  2. Proverbs 27:17 Literally “a man sharpens the faces of his friend”

17 Iron sharpens iron,
    and one man sharpens another.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another

He who keeps instruction is a child of understanding,
    but the companion of gluttons will shame his father.

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The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
    but (A)a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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A strong man who flatters his neighbor
    is spreading a net for his feet.

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(A)A man who flatters his neighbor
    spreads (B)a net for his feet.

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