Proverbs 3:32
Legacy Standard Bible
32 For the (A)devious one is an abomination to Yahweh;
But His (B)secret council is with the upright.
Proverbs 3:32
Lexham English Bible
32 for he who is perverse is an abomination of Yahweh,
but those who are upright are his confidence.
Proverbs 11:30
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes
Proverbs 11:30
Lexham English Bible
30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life,
and he who captures souls[a] is wise.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Or “persons,” or “inner selves”
Proverbs 12:26
Legacy Standard Bible
26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked makes them wander about.
Proverbs 12:26
Lexham English Bible
26 A righteous person will seek out his neighbor,
but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.
Proverbs 14:20
Legacy Standard Bible
20 The (A)poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.
Proverbs 14:20
Lexham English Bible
20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
but the lovers of the rich are many.
Proverbs 16:28
Legacy Standard Bible
28 A perverse man spreads strife,
And a whisperer separates close companions.
Proverbs 16:28
Lexham English Bible
28 A person of perversity will spread dissent,
and he who whispers separates a close friend.
Proverbs 17:9
Legacy Standard Bible
9 He who (A)covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter (B)separates close companions.
Proverbs 17:9
Lexham English Bible
9 He who forgives an affront fosters love,
but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
Proverbs 17:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
Lexham English Bible
17 The friend loves at all times[a],
but a brother is born for adversity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:17 Hebrew “time”
Proverbs 18:19
Legacy Standard Bible
19 A brother offended is harder to win over than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.
Proverbs 18:19
Lexham English Bible
19 A brother who is offended is worse than a city of strength,
and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.
Proverbs 18:24
Legacy Standard Bible
24 A man of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a [b]friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces
- Proverbs 18:24 Or lover
Proverbs 18:24
Lexham English Bible
24 A man of many friends will come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 19:4
Legacy Standard Bible
4 (A)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:4
Lexham English Bible
4 Wealth adds many friends,
but the poor will be left by his friends.
Proverbs 19:6-7
Legacy Standard Bible
6 (A)Many will seek the favor of a noble man,
And everyone is a friend to a man who (B)gives gifts.
7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his (C)friends distance themselves from him!
He (D)pursues them with words, but they are no more.
Proverbs 19:6-7
Lexham English Bible
6 Many will seek favor before the generous,
and everyone is the friend of a man of gifts.[a]
7 All the brothers of the poor, if they hate him,
how much more will his friends keep away from him.
He pursues them with words, and they are gone.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:6 Hebrew “gift”
- Proverbs 19:7 Or “when he pursues words and not them”
Proverbs 20:6
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 20:6
Lexham English Bible
6 Many a person will proclaim his loyalty for himself,
but a man who is trustworthy, who can find?
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