6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Compare verse6 commentaries
7 The full soul loathes an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Compare verse1 commentary
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man that wanders from his place. Compare verse1 commentary
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so does the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. Compare verse
10 Your own friend, and your father's friend, forsake not; neither go into your brother's house in the day of your calamity: for better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off. Compare verse2 commentaries
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproaches me. Compare verse
12 A prudent man foresees the evil, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Compare verse
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. Compare verse
14 He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. Compare verse1 commentary
20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. Compare verse1 commentary
21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. Compare verse
22 Though you should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Compare verse
23 Be you diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds. Compare verse2 commentaries
24 For riches are not for ever: and does the crown endure to every generation? Compare verse
25 The hay appears, and the tender grass shows itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. Compare verse1 commentary
26 The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. Compare verse1 commentary
27 And you shall have goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance for your maidens. Compare verse1 commentary