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Proverbs 3:32
New Living Translation
Proverbs 3:32
New Living Translation
32 Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord,
but he offers his friendship to the godly.
Proverbs 3:32
International Standard Version
Proverbs 3:32
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32 Indeed, a perverse man is utterly disgusting[a] to the Lord,
but he takes the upright into his confidence.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:32 Lit. an abomination
- Proverbs 3:32 Lit. but his secret counsel is with the upright
Proverbs 3:32
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Proverbs 3:32
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Proverbs 11:30
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Proverbs 11:30
New Living Translation
30 The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
a wise person wins friends.[a]
Footnotes
- 11:30 Or and those who win souls are wise.
Proverbs 11:30
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Proverbs 11:30
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 So MT; LXX reads From the fruit of righteousness grows
- Proverbs 11:30 So MT; LXX reads life, but the souls of those who practice evil are cut off prematurely
Proverbs 11:30
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Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
and the one who is wise saves lives.
Proverbs 12:26
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Proverbs 12:26
New Living Translation
26 The godly give good advice to their friends;[a]
the wicked lead them astray.
Footnotes
- 12:26 Or The godly are cautious in friendship; or The godly are freed from evil. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Proverbs 12:26
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Proverbs 12:26
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26 The righteous person is cautious with respect to his neighbor,
but the lifestyle of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 12:26
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Proverbs 12:26
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26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)
Proverbs 14:20
New Living Translation
Proverbs 14:20
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20 The poor are despised even by their neighbors,
while the rich have many “friends.”
Proverbs 14:20
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Proverbs 14:20
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20 The poor person is shunned by his neighbor,
but many are the friends of the wealthy.
Proverbs 14:20
New International Version
Proverbs 14:20
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20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.(A)
Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 16:28
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28 A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
gossip separates the best of friends.
Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 16:28
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28 A deceitful man stirs dissension,
and anyone who gossips separates friends.
Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 17:9
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Proverbs 17:9
New Living Translation
9 Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
but dwelling on it separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:9
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Proverbs 17:9
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9 Anyone who overlooks[a] an offense promotes love,
but someone who gossips separates close friends.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:9 Lit. covers
Proverbs 17:9
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Proverbs 17:9
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Proverbs 17:17
New Living Translation
Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend is always loyal,
and a brother is born to help in time of need.
Proverbs 17:17
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Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is there[a] for times of trouble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:17 Lit. born
Proverbs 17:17
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Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(A)
Proverbs 18:19
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Proverbs 18:19
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19 An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city.
Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.
Proverbs 18:19
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Proverbs 18:19
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19 An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city,
and his disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
Proverbs 18:19
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Proverbs 18:19
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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.
Proverbs 18:24
New Living Translation
Proverbs 18:24
New Living Translation
24 There are “friends” who destroy each other,
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24
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Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man with many[a] friends can still be ruined,
but one who keeps on loving sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 The Heb. lacks many
Proverbs 18:24
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Proverbs 18:24
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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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