6.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Explain This Verse
7.
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Explain This Verse
8.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. Explain This Verse
9.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. Explain This Verse
10.
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. Explain This Verse
11.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. Explain This Verse
12.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Explain This Verse
13.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. Explain This Verse
14.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. Explain This Verse
15.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. Explain This Verse
16.
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. Explain This Verse
17.
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Explain This Verse
18.
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. Explain This Verse
19.
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. Explain This Verse
20.
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. Explain This Verse
21.
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. Explain This Verse
22.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Explain This Verse
23.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. Explain This Verse
24.
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? Explain This Verse
25.
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. Explain This Verse
26.
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. Explain This Verse
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And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. Explain This Verse