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Proverbs 20:6

Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?

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ASV

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

KJV

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

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9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
רָב־rov-a multitude ofH7230 →
אָדָ֗ם'a.Damperson[s]H120 →
יִ֭קְרָאYik.ra'he proclaimsH7121 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isheach oneH376 →
חַסְדּ֑וֹchas.Doloyalty hisH2617 →
וְאִ֥ישׁve.'Ishand a person ofH376 →
אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים'e.mu.Nimfaithfulness<es>H529 →
מִ֣יmiwho?H4310 →
יִמְצָֽא׃yim.Tza'will he findH4672 →

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Proverbs 21:2All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.Psalms 12:1Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.Matthew 6:2So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.Luke 16:15So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.Luke 22:33“Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”Luke 18:8I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.Proverbs 25:14Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.Proverbs 27:2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.Micah 7:2The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.Jeremiah 5:1“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.Matthew 9:14At that time John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”2 Corinthians 12:11I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.Luke 18:28“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”Ecclesiastes 7:28While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.John 1:47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”Matthew 26:33Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”

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