Proverbs 20:6

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Summary

Proverbs 20:6

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

Proclaim

But

Bible References

Proclaim

Like clouds and wind without rain
Is a man who boasts of his gifts falsely.

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.

“So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”

But he said to Him, “Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!”

I have become foolish; you yourselves compelled me. Actually I should have been commended by you, for in no respect was I inferior to the most eminent apostles, even though I am a nobody.

But

For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.
Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be,
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

which I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these.

“Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
And look now and take note.
And seek in her open squares,
If you can find a man,

If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth,

Then I will pardon her.

The godly person has perished from the land,
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait for bloodshed;
Each of them hunts the other with a net.

I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!”