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Proverbs 20:6

NETBible	Many people profess their loyalty,¹ but a faithful person² – who can find?³
NIV © biblegateway Pro 20:6	Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?
NASB © biblegateway Pro 20:6	Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, But who can find a trustworthy man?
NLT © biblegateway Pro 20:6	Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is really faithful?
MSG © biblegateway Pro 20:6	Lots of people claim to be loyal and loving, but where on earth can you find one?
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 20:6	Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 20:6	Many proclaim themselves loyal, but who can find one worthy of trust?
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 20:6	Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man?
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KJV	Most <07230> men <0120> will proclaim <07121> (8799) every one <0376> his own goodness <02617>_: but a faithful <0529> man <0376> who can find <04672> (8799)_? {goodness: or, bounty}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 20:6	Many <07230> a man <0120> proclaims <07121> his own <0376> loyalty <02617> , But who <04310> can find <04672> a trustworthy <0529> man <0376> ?
LXXM	mega <3173> A-ASN anyrwpov <444> N-NSM kai <2532> CONJ timion <5093> A-ASM anhr <435> N-NSM elehmwn <1655> A-NSM andra <435> N-ASM de <1161> PRT piston <4103> A-ASM ergon <2041> N-ASN eurein <2147> V-AAN
NET [draft] ITL	Many <07230> people <0120> profess <07121> their loyalty <02617> , but a faithful <0529> person <0376> – who <04310> can find <04672> ?
HEBREW	aumy <04672> ym <04310> Mynwma <0529> syaw <0376> wdox <02617> sya <0376> arqy <07121> Mda <0120> br (20:6) <07230>

NETBible

Many people profess their loyalty,¹ but a faithful person² – who can find?³

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “many a man calls/proclaims a man of his loyal love.” The Syriac and Tg. Prov 20:6 render the verb as passive: “many are called kind.” Other suggestions include: “most men meet people who will do them occasional kindnesses” (RSV); “many men profess friendship” (C. H. Toy, Proverbs [ICC], 384); “many men invite only the one who has shown them kindness.” The simplest interpretation in this context is “many proclaim [themselves to be] a kind person (= a loyal friend).” The contrast is between many who claim to be loyal friends and the one who actually proves to be faithful.

²tn The shift to the expression “a man of faithfulness[es]” in the second line indicates that of all those who claim to show faithful love, it is rare to find one who is truly reliable (as the word אֱמוּנִים [’emunim] indicates clearly); cf. NAB, NRSV “one worthy of trust.”

³sn The point of the rhetorical question is that a truly faithful friend is very difficult to find.