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Many will seek favor before the generous,
    and everyone is the friend of a man of gifts.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 19:6 Hebrew “gift”

Many seek the favor of the generous,
    and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.(A)

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10 For a fool living in luxury is not fitting,
    any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.

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10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
    much less for a slave to rule over princes.(A)

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12 The rage of a king growls like a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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12 A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.(A)

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