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Proverbs 27:6-17 New Living Translation (NLT)

6. Wounds from a sincere friendare better than many kisses from an enemy.

7. A person who is full refuses honey,but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.

8. A person who strays from homeis like a bird that strays from its nest.

9. The heartfelt counsel of a friendis as sweet as perfume and incense.

10. Never abandon a friend—either yours or your father’s.When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.

11. Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad.Then I will be able to answer my critics.

12. A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.

13. Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.

14. A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morningwill be taken as a curse!

15. A quarrelsome wife is as annoyingas constant dripping on a rainy day.

16. Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the windor trying to hold something with greased hands.

17. As iron sharpens iron,so a friend sharpens a friend.

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