Proverbs 27:5-9

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A spoken reprimand is better than approval that’s never expressed. The wounds from a lover are worth it; kisses from an enemy do you in. When you’ve stuffed yourself, you refuse dessert; when you’re starved, you could eat a horse. People who won’t settle down, wandering hither and yon, are like restless birds, flitting to and fro. Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.

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Proverbs 27:5-9 - A spoken reprimand is better
than approval that’s never expressed.

The wounds from a lover are worth it;
kisses from an enemy do you in.

When you’ve stuffed yourself, you refuse dessert;
when you’re starved, you could eat a horse.

People who won’t settle down, wandering hither and yon,
are like restless birds, flitting to and fro.

Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight,
a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.

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