Proverbs 20:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

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  • Ps 12:1 : 1 <For the chief music-maker on the Sheminith. A Psalm. Of David.> Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men.
  • Matt 6:2 : 2 When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.
  • Luke 18:8 : 8 I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?
  • Luke 18:11 : 11 The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
  • Prov 25:14 : 14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
  • Prov 27:2 : 2 Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.
  • Eccl 7:28 : 28 For which my soul is still searching, but I have it not; one man among a thousand have I seen; but a woman among all these I have not seen.
  • Jer 5:1 : 1 Go quickly through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and get knowledge, and make a search in her wide places if there is a man, if there is one in her who is upright, who keeps faith; and she will have my forgiveness.
  • Mic 7:2 : 2 The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after his brother with a net.
  • Luke 18:28 : 28 And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.
  • Luke 22:33 : 33 And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.
  • John 1:47 : 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false.
  • 2 Cor 12:11 : 11 I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.

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  • 7 An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

  • 5 The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

  • 20 There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days.

  • 22 The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

  • 10 Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels.

  • 5 All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

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    21 He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.

    22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

  • 20 A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

  • 6 Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

  • 2 A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

  • 20 He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

  • 27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

  • 4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • 6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • 1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • 10 He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great.

  • 8 A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

  • 2 The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after his brother with a net.

  • 11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

  • 2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

  • 20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • 1 <For the chief music-maker on the Sheminith. A Psalm. Of David.> Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men.

  • 26 The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

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    16 A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

    17 The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.

  • 29 Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.

  • 1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard on men;

  • 9 Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?

  • 8 He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

  • 20 So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.

  • 13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

  • 11 There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?

  • 16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

  • Eccl 7:27-29
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    27 Look! this I have seen, said the Preacher, taking one thing after another to get the true account,

    28 For which my soul is still searching, but I have it not; one man among a thousand have I seen; but a woman among all these I have not seen.

    29 This only have I seen, that God made men upright, but they have been searching out all sorts of inventions.

  • 45 The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

  • 2 And it is right for such servants to be safe persons.

  • 22 Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

  • 24 Far off is true existence, and very deep; who may have knowledge of it?

  • 35 The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.

  • 1 A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.

  • 2 All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.

  • 9 He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

  • 6 Who will give to every man his right reward:

  • 2 For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

  • 10 But come back, now, all of you, come; and I will not see a wise man among you.

  • 7 See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.

  • 2 He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart;