Proverbs 3:3
Revised Standard Version
3 Let not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;
bind them about your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 11:13
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13 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets,
but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing hidden.
Proverbs 14:22
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22 Do they not err that devise evil?
Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil.
Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 19:22
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22 What is desired in a man is loyalty,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 20:6
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6 Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but a faithful man who can find?
Proverbs 20:28
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28 Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king,
and his throne is upheld by righteousness.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:28 Gk: Heb loyalty
Proverbs 23:26-28
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26 My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes observe[a] my ways.
27 For a harlot is a deep pit;
an adventuress is a narrow well.
28 She lies in wait like a robber
and increases the faithless among men.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:26 Another reading is delight in
Proverbs 25:13
Revised Standard Version
13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
is a faithful messenger to those who send him,
he refreshes the spirit of his masters.
Proverbs 25:19
Revised Standard Version
19 Trust in a faithless man in time of trouble
is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
Proverbs 28:20
Revised Standard Version
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
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