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32 For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh,
    but his friendship is with the upright.

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32 for the devious are detestable to the Lord,
but he is a friend[a] to the upright.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:32 Or confidential counsel

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.
    He who is wise wins souls.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
but a cunning person takes lives.(B)

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26 A righteous person is cautious in friendship,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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26 A righteous person is careful in dealing with his neighbor,[a]
but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.(A)

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  1. 12:26 Or person guides his neighbor

20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor,
    but the rich person has many friends.

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20 A poor person is hated even by his neighbor,(A)
but there are many who love the rich.(B)

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28 A perverse man stirs up strife.
    A whisperer separates close friends.

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28 A contrary person spreads conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.(A)

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He who covers an offense promotes love;
    but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

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Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,(A)
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.(B)

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17 A friend loves at all times;
    and a brother is born for adversity.

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

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19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
    Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

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19 An offended brother is harder to reach[a]
than a fortified city,
and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.

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  1. 18:19 LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg read is stronger

24 A man of many companions may be ruined,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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24 One with many friends may be harmed,[a]
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.(A)

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  1. 18:24 Some LXX mss, Syr, Tg, Vg read friends must be friendly

Wealth adds many friends,
    but the poor is separated from his friend.

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Wealth attracts many friends,(A)
but a poor person is separated from his friend.

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Many will entreat the favor of a ruler,
    and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
All the relatives of the poor shun him:
    how much more do his friends avoid him!
    He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

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Many seek a ruler’s favor,(A)
and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.(B)

All the brothers of a poor person hate him;(C)
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,(D)
but they are not there.[a]

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  1. 19:7 Hb uncertain

Many men claim to be men of unfailing love,
    but who can find a faithful man?

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Many a person proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy person?(A)

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