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Proverbs 27:6 (NIV)
Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
Proverbs 27:7 (NIV)
One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
Proverbs 27:8 (NIV)
Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.
Proverbs 27:9 (NIV)
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.
Proverbs 27:10 (NIV)
Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
Proverbs 27:11 (NIV)
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
Proverbs 27:12 (NIV)
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Proverbs 27:13 (NIV)
Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
Proverbs 27:14 (NIV)
If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
Proverbs 27:15 (NIV)
A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
Proverbs 27:16 (NIV)
restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
Proverbs 27:17 (NIV)
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:18 (NIV)
The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:19 (NIV)
As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.
Proverbs 27:20 (NIV)
Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.
Proverbs 27:21 (NIV)
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise.
Proverbs 27:22 (NIV)
Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.
Proverbs 27:23 (NIV)
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
Proverbs 27:24 (NIV)
for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
Proverbs 27:25 (NIV)
When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
Proverbs 27:26 (NIV)
the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
Proverbs 27:27 (NIV)
You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants.
Proverbs 28:1 (NIV)
The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:2 (NIV)
When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.
Proverbs 28:3 (NIV)
A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.