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Proverbs 3:32 (Listen)

32 for ythe devious person is an abomination to the Lord,

but the upright are zin his confidence.

Proverbs 11:30 (Listen)

30 The fruit of the righteous is wa tree of life,

and whoever xcaptures souls is wise.

Proverbs 12:26 (Listen)

26 One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,1

but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Footnotes

[1] 12:26 Or The righteous chooses his friends carefully

Proverbs 14:20 (Listen)

20 eThe poor is disliked even by his neighbor,

fbut the rich has many friends.

Proverbs 16:28 (Listen)

28 aA dishonest man spreads strife,

and ba whisperer cseparates close friends.

Proverbs 17:9 (Listen)

9 Whoever zcovers an offense seeks love,

but he who repeats a matter aseparates close friends.

Proverbs 17:17 (Listen)

17 kA friend loves at all times,

and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 18:19 (Listen)

19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,

and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

Proverbs 18:24 (Listen)

24 A man of many companions may come to ruin,

but zthere is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 19:4 (Listen)

4 fWealth brings many new friends,

fbut a poor man is deserted by his friend.

Proverbs 19:6-7 (Listen)

6 Many seek the favor of a generous man,1

and everyone is a friend to a man who gives igifts.

7 jAll a poor man's brothers hate him;

khow much more do his friends go far from him!

He pursues them with words, but does not have them.2

Footnotes

[1] 19:6 Or of a noble
[2] 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew sentence is uncertain

Proverbs 20:6 (Listen)

6 Many a man hproclaims his own steadfast love,

but ia faithful man who can find?

Proverbs 22:11 (Listen)

11 He who floves purity of heart,

and whose gspeech is gracious, hwill have the king as his friend.

Proverbs 22:24 (Listen)

24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger,

nor go with a wrathful man,

Proverbs 24:26 (Listen)

26 Whoever gives an honest answer

kisses the lips.

Proverbs 27:6 (Listen)

6 Faithful are dthe wounds of a friend;

profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

Proverbs 27:9-10 (Listen)

9 gOil and perfume make the heart glad,

and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.1

10 Do not forsake your friend and hyour father's friend,

and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.

iBetter is a neighbor who is near

than a brother who is far away.

Footnotes

[1] 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel

Proverbs 27:17 (Listen)

17 Iron sharpens iron,

and one man sharpens another.1

Footnotes

[1] 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another

Proverbs 28:7 (Listen)

7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,

but ma companion of gluttons shames his father.

Proverbs 29:5 (Listen)

5 iA man who flatters his neighbor

spreads ja net for his feet.

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