9 Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by1 hearty counsel.
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by1 hearty counsel.
10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
aBetter is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
aBetter is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
13 Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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