Proverbs 3:32
The Voice
32 For crooked people are detestable to the Eternal,
but those with integrity receive His counsel.
Proverbs 3:32
New International Version
Proverbs 3:32
King James Version
32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
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Proverbs 11:30
The Voice
30 The tree of life grows where the fruit of right-living falls,
and whoever wins souls is wise.
Proverbs 11:30
New International Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
and the one who is wise saves lives.
Proverbs 11:30
King James Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
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Proverbs 12:26
The Voice
26 Those who live right are good guides to those who follow,[a]
but wrongdoers will steer their friends down the wrong path.
Footnotes
- 12:26 Meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Proverbs 12:26
New International Version
26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)
Proverbs 12:26
King James Version
26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
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Proverbs 14:20
The Voice
20 The poor are hated even by their own neighbors,
but the rich are loved by many friends.
Proverbs 14:20
New International Version
20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.(A)
Proverbs 14:20
King James Version
20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
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Proverbs 16:28
The Voice
28 Perverse people stir up contention;
gossip makes best friends into enemies.
Proverbs 16:28
New International Version
Proverbs 16:28
King James Version
28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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Proverbs 17:9
The Voice
9 Those who forgive faults foster love,
but those who repeatedly recall them ruin relationships.
Proverbs 17:9
New International Version
Proverbs 17:9
King James Version
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
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Proverbs 17:17
The Voice
17 A true friend loves regardless of the situation,
and a real brother exists to share the tough times.
Proverbs 17:17
New International Version
17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(A)
Proverbs 17:17
King James Version
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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Proverbs 18:19
The Voice
19 Winning over an offended brother is harder than breaching a strong city’s defenses;
such fights are as tough as the iron gates of a castle.
Proverbs 18:19
New International Version
19 A brother wronged(A) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
Proverbs 18:19
King James Version
19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
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Proverbs 18:24
The Voice
24 Someone with many so-called friends may end up friendless,
but a true friend is closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24
New International Version
24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)
Proverbs 18:24
King James Version
24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
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