Proverbs 3:32
New Living Translation
32 Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord,
but he offers his friendship to the godly.
Proverbs 3:32
Living Bible
32 For such men are an abomination to the Lord, but he gives his friendship to the godly.
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Proverbs 11:30
New Living Translation
30 The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
a wise person wins friends.[a]
Footnotes
- 11:30 Or and those who win souls are wise.
Proverbs 11:30
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30 Godly men are growing a tree that bears life-giving fruit, and all who win souls are wise.[a]
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- Proverbs 11:30 all who win souls are wise, or “he that is wise wins souls.”
Proverbs 12:26
New Living Translation
26 The godly give good advice to their friends;[a]
the wicked lead them astray.
Footnotes
- 12:26 Or The godly are cautious in friendship; or The godly are freed from evil. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Proverbs 12:26
Living Bible
26 The good man asks advice from friends; the wicked plunge ahead—and fall.
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Proverbs 14:20
New Living Translation
20 The poor are despised even by their neighbors,
while the rich have many “friends.”
Proverbs 14:20-21
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20-21 Even his own neighbors despise the poor man, while the rich have many “friends.” But to despise the poor is to sin. Blessed are those who help them.
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Proverbs 16:28
New Living Translation
28 A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
gossip separates the best of friends.
Proverbs 16:28
Living Bible
28 An evil man sows strife; gossip separates the best of friends.
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Proverbs 17:9
New Living Translation
9 Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
but dwelling on it separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:9
Living Bible
9 Love forgets mistakes; nagging about them parts the best of friends.
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Proverbs 17:17
New Living Translation
17 A friend is always loyal,
and a brother is born to help in time of need.
Proverbs 17:17
Living Bible
17 A true friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.
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Proverbs 18:19
New Living Translation
19 An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city.
Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.
Proverbs 18:19
Living Bible
19 It is harder to win back the friendship of an offended brother than to capture a fortified city.[a] His anger shuts you out like iron bars.
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- Proverbs 18:19 The Hebrew of this verse is not clear.
Proverbs 18:24
New Living Translation
24 There are “friends” who destroy each other,
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24
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24 There are “friends” who pretend to be friends, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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Proverbs 19:4
New Living Translation
4 Wealth makes many “friends”;
poverty drives them all away.
Proverbs 19:4
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4 A wealthy man has many “friends”; the poor man has none left.
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Proverbs 19:6-7
New Living Translation
6 Many seek favors from a ruler;
everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
7 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.
Proverbs 19:6-7
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6 Many beg favors from a man who is generous; everyone is his friend!
7 A poor man’s own brothers turn away from him in embarrassment;[a] how much more his friends! He calls after them, but they are gone.
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- Proverbs 19:7 turn away from him in embarrassment, literally, “despise him.”
Proverbs 20:6
New Living Translation
6 Many will say they are loyal friends,
but who can find one who is truly reliable?
Proverbs 20:6
Living Bible
6 Most people will tell you what loyal friends they are, but are they telling the truth?
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