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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 3:32; Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 12:26; Proverbs 14:20; Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 17:9; Proverbs 17:17; Proverbs 18:19; Proverbs 18:24; Proverbs 19:4; Proverbs 19:6-7; Proverbs 20:6; Proverbs 22:11; Proverbs 22:24; Proverbs 24:26; Proverbs 27:6; Proverbs 27:9-10; Proverbs 27:17; Proverbs 28:7; Proverbs 29:5

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Proverbs 3:32
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for the LORD detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence.
Proverbs 11:30
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
Proverbs 12:26
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A righteous man is cautious in friendship, (F22) but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
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Proverbs 14:20
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The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
Proverbs 16:28
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A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:9
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He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:17
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A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:19
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An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 19:4
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Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him.
Proverbs 19:6
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Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of a man who gives gifts.
Proverbs 19:7
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A poor man is shunned by all his relatives- how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he pursues them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found. (F34)
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Proverbs 20:6
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Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?
Proverbs 22:11
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He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.
Proverbs 22:24
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Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered,
Proverbs 24:26
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An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 27:6
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Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
Proverbs 27:9
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Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.
Proverbs 27:10
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Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you- better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Proverbs 27:17
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As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 28:7
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He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
Proverbs 29:5
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Whoever flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.
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