Proverbs 20:6

In 11 translations

BSB

Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?

KJV

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

WEB

Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?

ASV

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

LSV

A multitude of men each proclaim his kindness, || And a man of steadfastness who finds?

YLT

A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?

DBY

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find?

DRC

Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man?

GNV

Many men wil boast, euery one of his owne goodnes: but who can finde a faithfull man?

JPS

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

LXXE

A man is valuable, and a merciful man precious: but it is hard to find a faithful man.

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Original-language editions

WLC

רָב־אָדָ֗ם יִ֭קְרָא אִ֣ישׁ חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְאִ֥ישׁ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִ֣י יִמְצָֽא׃

LXX-Br

Μέγα ἄνθρωπος, καὶ τίμιον ἀνὴρ ἐλεήμων, ἄνδρα δὲ πιστὸν ἔργον εὑρεῖν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 12:1Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
• Matthew 6:2So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
• Luke 22:33“Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”
• Luke 18:8I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
• Proverbs 27:2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
• Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
• Proverbs 25:14Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
• Micah 7:2The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
• Jeremiah 5:1“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.
• Luke 18:28“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
• 2 Corinthians 12:11I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
• John 1:47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
• Ecclesiastes 7:28While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).