IV.

_______ _________________ ____________ _________

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Proverbs 24:26
It is an honor to receive a frank reply.

Proverbs 27:5-6
I. _______________ ________ ____________________ Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
2 Timothy 1:7 Wounds from a friend can be trusted…
For the Holy Spirit, God's gift, does not want you to be afraid of
people, but to be wise and strong, and to love them and enjoy being V. _______ ________________________ __________
with them. ______________________

II. _______ ______________________ _______

Proverbs 11:13
____________ ____________ A gossip betrays a confidence,
but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
Philippians 2:4
Don't just think about your own affairs, but be interested in others, VI. _________ ______________________ _______
too, and in what they are doing. ___________ ___________________

Colossians 3:13
You must make allowance for each other's faults and forgive the Proverbs 17:17
person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you A friend loves at all times…
must forgive others.
Proverbs 18:24
III. _______ ______________________ _________ A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
__________ ___________

Ephesians 4:29
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but
only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs,
that it may benefit those who listen.
FEBRUARY 24, 2008 PROVERBS 27:9 (MESSAGE)