Friends
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There are “friends” who destroy each other,
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 (New Living Translation)
A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 (New International Version)
Friends come and friends go,
but a true friend sticks by you like family.
Proverbs 18:24 (The Message)
Friend
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The heartfelt counsel of a friend
is as sweet as perfume and incense.
Proverbs 27:9 (New Living Translation)
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of one’s friend springs from his earnest counsel.
Proverbs 27:9 (New International Version)
Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight,
a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.
Proverbs 27:9 (The Message)
Friends
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You use steel to sharpen steel,
and one friend sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17 (The Message)
As iron sharpens iron,
so one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17 (New International Version)
As iron sharpens iron,
so a friend sharpens a friend.
Proverbs 27:17 (New Living Translation)
