Proverbs 22:11
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11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully
is the king’s friend.
Proverbs 22:11
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11 Those who love a pure heart and are gracious in speech
will have the king as a friend.(A)
Proverbs 22:24
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24 Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man,
and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:
Proverbs 22:24
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24 Make no friends with those given to anger,
and do not associate with hotheads,
Proverbs 24:26
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26 An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24:26
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26 One who gives an honest answer
gives a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 27:6
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6 The wounds of a friend are faithful,
although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Proverbs 27:6
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6 Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts,
but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 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.
Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
but the soul is torn by trouble.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent;
do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is nearby
than kindred who are far away.(A)
Footnotes
- 27.9 Gk: Heb the sweetness of a friend is better than one’s own counsel
Proverbs 27:17
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17 Iron sharpens iron;
so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
Proverbs 27:17
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17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens the wits[a] of another.
Footnotes
- 27.17 Heb face
Proverbs 28:7
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7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son;
but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Proverbs 28:7
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7 Those who keep the law are wise children,
but companions of gluttons shame their parents.(A)
Proverbs 29:5
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5 A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.
Proverbs 29:5
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5 Whoever flatters a neighbor
is spreading a net for the neighbor’s feet.
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