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Proverbs 3:32
32
For the devious one is an abomination to Yahweh;
But His secret council is with the upright.
Proverbs 11:30
30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise wins souls.
Proverbs 12:26
26
The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked makes them wander about.
Proverbs 14:20
20
The poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.
Proverbs 16:28
28
A perverse man spreads strife,
And a whisperer separates close companions.
Proverbs 17:9
9
He who covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates close companions.
Proverbs 17:17
17
A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:19
19
A brother offended is harder to win over than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.
Proverbs 18:24
24
A man of too many friends comes to ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 19:4
4
Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:6 - 19:7
6
Many will seek the favor of a noble man,
And everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his friends distance themselves from him!
He pursues them with words, but they are no more.
Proverbs 20:6
6
Many a man will call out his own lovingkindness,
But a faithful man, who can find?
Proverbs 22:11
11
He who loves purity of heart
And grace on his lips, the king is his friend.
Proverbs 22:24
24
Do not befriend a man of anger;
And do not come along with a man of great wrath,
Proverbs 24:26
26
He kisses the lips
Who responds with right words.
Proverbs 27:6
6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:9 - 27:10
9
Oil and incense make the heart glad,
So counsel from the soul is sweet to his friend.
10 Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend,
And do not come to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster;
Better is one who dwells near than a brother far away.
Proverbs 27:17
17
Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 28:7
7
He who observes the law is a son who understands,
But he who befriends gluttons humiliates his father.
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