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Proverbs 18:23-24
The Message
Proverbs 18:23-24
The Message
23 The poor speak in soft supplications;
the rich bark out answers.
24 Friends come and friends go,
but a true friend sticks by you like family.
Proverbs 18:23-24
New International Version
Proverbs 18:23-24
New International Version
23 The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)
The Message (MSG)
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