11 One who loves (A)purity of heart
And [a]whose speech is (B)gracious, the king is his friend.

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  1. Proverbs 22:11 Lit has grace on his lips

11 He that loveth [a]pureness of heart,
[b]For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

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  1. Proverbs 22:11 Another reading is, the pure of heart.
  2. Proverbs 22:11 Or, Hath grace in his lips. Or, That hath grace in his lips

24 Do not make friends with a person given to anger,
Or go with a (A)hot-tempered person,

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24 Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger;
And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

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26 One who gives [a]a right answer
Kisses the lips.

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  1. Proverbs 24:26 Or an honest

26 He [a]kisseth the lips
Who giveth a right answer.

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  1. Proverbs 24:26 Or, kisseth with the lips

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

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  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

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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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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s

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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17 As iron sharpens iron,
So one person sharpens another.

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17 Iron sharpeneth iron;
So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

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He who keeps the Law is a discerning son,
But he who is a companion of (A)gluttons humiliates his father.

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Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son;
But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.

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A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.

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A man that flattereth his neighbor
Spreadeth a net for his steps.

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