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

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

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Footnotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:17 Hebrew “time”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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