Proverbs 3:32
Revised Standard Version
32 for the perverse man is an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are in his confidence.
Proverbs 11:30
Revised Standard Version
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
but lawlessness[a] takes away lives.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb a wise man
Proverbs 12:26
Revised Standard Version
26 A righteous man turns away from evil,[a]
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:26 Cn: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Proverbs 14:20
Revised Standard Version
20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
but the rich has many friends.
Proverbs 16:28
Revised Standard Version
28 A perverse man spreads strife,
and a whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:9
Revised Standard Version
9 He who forgives an offense seeks love,
but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend.
Proverbs 17:17
Revised Standard Version
17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:19
Revised Standard Version
19 A brother helped is like a strong city,[a]
but quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Proverbs 18:24
Revised Standard Version
24 There are[a] friends who pretend to be friends,[b]
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 Syr Tg: Heb A man of
- Proverbs 18:24 Cn Compare Syr Vg Tg: Heb to be broken
Proverbs 19:4
Revised Standard Version
4 Wealth brings many new friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Proverbs 19:6-7
Revised Standard Version
6 Many seek the favor of a generous man,
and every one is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
7 All a poor man’s brothers hate him;
how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:7 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 20:6
Revised Standard Version
6 Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but a faithful man who can find?
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