Proverbs 27:5–6
5 cBetter is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Faithful are dthe wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:9–10
9 gOil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.1
10 Do not forsake your friend and hyour father’s friend,
and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity.
iBetter is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.
Proverbs 27:14
14 Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
Proverbs 27:17
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.1
