32 For the Lord detests the perverse(A)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.(B)

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32 Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord,
    but he offers his friendship to the godly.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

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30 The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
    a wise person wins friends.[a]

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  1. 11:30 Or and those who win souls are wise.

26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)

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26 The godly give good advice to their friends;[a]
    the wicked lead them astray.

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  1. 12:26 Or The godly are cautious in friendship; or The godly are freed from evil. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
    but the rich have many friends.(A)

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20 The poor are despised even by their neighbors,
    while the rich have many “friends.”

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28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.(B)

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28 A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
    gossip separates the best of friends.

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Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,(A)
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.(B)

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Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
    but dwelling on it separates close friends.

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

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17 A friend is always loyal,
    and a brother is born to help in time of need.

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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.

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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.

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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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24 There are “friends” who destroy each other,
    but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.

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Wealth attracts many friends,
    but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.(A)

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Wealth makes many “friends”;
    poverty drives them all away.

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Many curry favor with a ruler,(A)
    and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.(B)

The poor are shunned by all their relatives—
    how much more do their friends avoid them!(C)
Though the poor pursue them with pleading,
    they are nowhere to be found.[a](D)

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  1. Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.

Many seek favors from a ruler;
    everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!

The relatives of the poor despise them;
    how much more will their friends avoid them!
Though the poor plead with them,
    their friends are gone.

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Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?(A)

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Many will say they are loyal friends,
    but who can find one who is truly reliable?

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