Proverbs 27:5-6; Proverbs 27:9-10; Proverbs 27:14; Proverbs 27:17

Proverbs 27:5-6

5 Open reproofs are better than secret love.

6 The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.

Proverbs 27:9-10

9 The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.

10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend near than a brother living far off.

Proverbs 27:14

14 Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses .

Proverbs 27:17

17 Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.