Proverbs 20:6
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
‖Most men will proclaime euery one his owne goodnes: but a faithfull man who can finde?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, bountie.
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- Psalms 12:1Rank 1 from verse 6
- Matthew 6:2Rank 2 from verse 6
2Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
2Therefore, *when thou doest thine almes, ‖doe not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites doe, in the Synagogues, and in the streetes, that they may haue glory of men. Uerily, I say vnto you, they haue their reward.
- Luke 22:33Rank 4 from verse 6
- Proverbs 27:2Rank 5 from verse 6
- Luke 18:11Rank 6 from verse 6
11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himselfe, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, vniust, adulterers, or euen as this Publicane.
- Proverbs 25:14Rank 7 from verse 6
- Jeremiah 5:1Rank 8 from verse 6
1RUN ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
1¶ Runne yee to and fro thorow the streetes of Ierusalem, and see now and knowe, and seeke in the broad places thereof, if ye can finde a man, if there be any that executeth iudgement, that seeketh the trueth, and I will pardon it.
2The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
2*‖The good man is perished out of the earth, and there is none vpright among men: they all lie in waite for blood: they hunt euery man his brother with a net.
- 2 Corinthians 12:11Rank 10 from verse 6
11I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
11I am become a foole in glorying, ye haue compelled me. For I ought to haue beene commended of you: for in nothing am I behinde the very chiefest Apostles, though I be nothing.
- Ecclesiastes 7:28Rank 11 from verse 6
- Luke 18:28Rank 13 from verse 6
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Proverbs 20:6
To announce or declare openly.
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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Moral excellence, kindness, generosity, or that which is good.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Trustworthy, dependable, steadfast, loyal, true, or consistent in keeping word, covenant, duty, witness, or service. Sense 2: Believing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.
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5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
5*Counsell in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding will draw it out.
6Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
6‖Most men will proclaime euery one his owne goodnes: but a faithfull man who can finde?
Selected passage7The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
7*The iust man walketh in his integritie: his children are blessed after him.