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11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully
    is the king’s friend.

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11 (A)He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.

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24 Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man,
    and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:

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24 Make no friendship with an angry man,
And with a (A)furious man do not go,

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26 An honest answer
    is like a kiss on the lips.

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26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.

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The wounds of a friend are faithful,
    although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

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

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Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
    so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
10 Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
    Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
    A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.

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Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.

10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
(A)Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul

17 Iron sharpens iron;
    so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

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17 As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

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Whoever keeps the law is a wise son;
    but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son,
But a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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

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

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