Proverbs 27:5 - 27:6

Better is reproof that is revealed

Than love that is hidden.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend,

But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

Proverbs 27:9 - 27:10

Oil and incense make the heart glad,

So counsel from the soul is sweet to his friend.

Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend,

And do not come to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster;

Better is one who dwells near than a brother far away.

He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,

It will be counted as a curse to him.

Iron sharpens iron,

So one man sharpens another.