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32 ·The Lord hates those who do wrong [L The devious are an abomination to the Lord],
    but he is a ·friend [confidant] to those who are ·honest [virtuous].

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32 For the Lord detests the perverse(A)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.(B)

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30 ·A good person gives life to others [L The fruit of the righteous is the tree of life];
the wise person ·teaches others how to live [gathers lives/souls].

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

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26 ·Good [Righteous] people ·take advice from their friends [or show the way to their friends/neighbors],
but ·an evil person is easily led to do wrong [or the path of the evil person makes them wander].

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26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)

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20 The poor are ·rejected [hated], even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends [C perhaps an ironic reference to fair-weather friends].

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20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
    but the rich have many friends.(A)

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28 A ·useless [perverse] person causes ·trouble [conflicts],
and a gossip ruins close friendships.

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28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.(B)

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·Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend [L One who seeks love conceals an offense],
but ·gossiping about the sin [repeating a thing] breaks up friendships.

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Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,(A)
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.(B)

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17 A friend loves you all the time,
and a brother ·helps in [L is born for a] time of trouble.

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17 A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(A)

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19 A brother who has been ·insulted [offended] is harder to win back than a walled city,
and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.

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19 A brother wronged(A) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

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24 Some friends may ruin you,
but a real friend will ·be more loyal [cling closer] than a brother.

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24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)

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Wealthy people are always finding more friends,
but the poor lose all theirs.

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Wealth attracts many friends,
    but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.(A)

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Many people ·want to please [L seek the face of] a leader,
and everyone is friends with those who give gifts.

Poor people’s relatives ·avoid [L hate] them;
    ·even [L how much more do] their friends stay far away.
They run after them, begging,
    but they are gone.

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Many curry favor with a ruler,(A)
    and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.(B)

The poor are shunned by all their relatives—
    how much more do their friends avoid them!(C)
Though the poor pursue them with pleading,
    they are nowhere to be found.[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.

Many people claim to be loyal,
but it is hard to find a ·trustworthy [reliable] person.

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Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?(A)

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11 Whoever loves pure ·thoughts [L hearts] and kind ·words [L lips]
will have even the king as a friend.

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11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
    will have the king for a friend.(A)

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