[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Zhēnyán (Zhēn·yán Admonishing · Sayings → [Proverbs] 箴言) 27 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 6 Ài (love 爱 愛) nǐ (you 你) de (’s 的) rén,
Chūyú zhōngxìn cái lìng nǐ (you 你) shòushāng;
Hèn nǐ (you 你) de (’s 的) rén,
Yào nǐ (you 你) kěnqiú cái gēn nǐ (you 你) qīnwěn.
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📖 📄 📘 11 Háizi (Hái·zi child · [suf for nouns] → [son] 孩子) a ([ptcl used in direct address] 啊),
Nǐ (you 你) yào (must 要) yǒu (have 有) zhìhuì (zhì·huì wisdom · intelligence → [wisdom] 智慧),
Ràng (make 让 讓) wǒ de ((wǒ me 我) (de ’s 的) → [my]) xīn (heart 心) huānxǐ (huān·xǐ {be joyful} · {be happy} 欢喜 歡喜),
Shǐ (making 使) wǒ (me 我) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ able · [suf] 可以) huíyìng (huí·yìng {circling back} · {to respond to} 回应 回應) nà (that 那) jīfěng (jī·fěng ridicules · mocks 讥讽 譏諷) wǒ (me 我) de ({’s (one)} 的).
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📖 📄 📘 17 Tiě (iron 铁 鐵) mó (grinding → [sharpening] 磨) tiě (iron 铁 鐵) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ can · [suf] 可以) móde (mó·de {grind → [sharpen]} · getting 磨得) fēnglì (fēng·lì {sharp point or cutting edge (of a knife, sword, etc.)} · {to be sharp} 锋利 鋒利),
Péngyou (friends 朋友) jiān (between 间 間/閑) yě (also 也) néng (can 能) qiēcuō (qiē·cuō cut · {grind and polish ivory → [exchange views]} → [learn from each other by exchanging views] 切磋) jìnbù (jìn·bù {to advance} · steps → [to progress] 进步 進步).
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📖 📄 📘 23 Nǐ gāi quèzhī nǐ yángqún de (’s 的) qíngkuàng,
Zhuānxīn liúyì nǐ de (’s 的) shēngchù;
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