32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
(A)But His secret counsel is with the upright.

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

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11

26 The righteous should choose his friends carefully,
For the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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20 (A)The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,
But [a]the rich has many (B)friends.

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  1. Proverbs 14:20 Lit. many are the lovers of the rich

28 A perverse man sows strife,
And (A)a whisperer separates the best of friends.

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

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

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

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24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin

(A)Wealth makes many friends,
But the poor is separated from his friend.

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Many entreat the favor of the nobility,
And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
(A)All the brothers of the poor hate him;
How much more do his friends go (B)far from him!
He may pursue them with words, yet they [a]abandon him.

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  1. Proverbs 19:7 Lit. are not

Most men will proclaim each his own [a]goodness,
But who can find a faithful man?

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  1. Proverbs 20:6 Lit. mercy

11 (A)He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.

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24 Make no friendship with an angry man,
And with a (A)furious man do not go,

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26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.

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Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are (A)deceitful.

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Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.

10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
(A)Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul

17 As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

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Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son,
But a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Spreads a net for his feet.

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