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32 For the (A)devious one is an abomination to Yahweh;
But His (B)secret council is with the upright.

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32 for he who is perverse is an abomination of Yahweh,
    but those who are upright are his confidence.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life,
And (B)he who is wise [a]wins souls.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes

30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life,
    and he who captures souls[a] is wise.

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Or “persons,” or “inner selves”

26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked makes them wander about.

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26 A righteous person will seek out his neighbor,
    but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.

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20 The (A)poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.

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20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
    but the lovers of the rich are many.

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28 A perverse man spreads strife,
And a whisperer separates close companions.

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28 A person of perversity will spread dissent,
    and he who whispers separates a close friend.

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He who (A)covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter (B)separates close companions.

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He who forgives an affront fosters love,
    but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.

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17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

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17 The friend loves at all times[a],
    but a brother is born for adversity.

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  1. Proverbs 17:17 Hebrew “time”

19 A brother offended is harder to win over than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.

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19 A brother who is offended is worse than a city of strength,
    and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.

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24 A man of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a [b]friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces
  2. Proverbs 18:24 Or lover

24 A man of many friends will come to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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(A)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.

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Wealth adds many friends,
    but the poor will be left by his friends.

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(A)Many will seek the favor of a noble man,
And everyone is a friend to a man who (B)gives gifts.
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.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:6 Hebrew “gift”
  2. Proverbs 19:7 Or “when he pursues words and not them”

Many a man will (A)call out his own lovingkindness,
But a (B)faithful man, who can find?

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Many a person will proclaim his loyalty for himself,
    but a man who is trustworthy, who can find?

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