Proverbs 20:6

Easy To Read Version

Many people call a person”friend.” But it is really hard to find a person that can really be trusted.

Cross References

Psalm 12:1

Save \{me\} Lord!\par The good people are all gone.\par There are no true believers left among\par all the people on earth. {\cf2\super [67]} \par

Psalm 12:2

People tell lies to their neighbors.\par Each and every person flatters {\cf2\super [68]} his\par neighbors with lies.\par

Proverbs 20:5

Good advice is like getting water from a deep well. But a wise person will try hard to learn from another person.

Proverbs 25:14

People who promise to give gifts, but never give them, are like clouds and wind that bring no rain.

Proverbs 27:2

Never praise yourself. Let other people do it.

Jeremiah 5:1

The Lord says,\} “Walk the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and think about these things. Search the public squares of the city. See if you can find one good person, one person that does honest things, one that searches for the truth. If you find one good person, I will forgive Jerusalem!

Micah 7:1

I am upset because I am\par like fruit that has been gathered,\par like grapes that have already been picked.\par There are no grapes left to eat.\par There are none of the early figs\par that I love.\par

Micah 7:2

I mean, all of the faithful people are gone.\par There are no good people left\par in this country.\par Every person is waiting to kill someone.\par Every person is trying to trap his brother.\par

Matthew 6:2

“When you give to poor people, don’t announce that you are giving. Don’t do like the hypocrites {\cf2\super [73]} do. They blow trumpets before they give so that people will see them. They do that in the synagogues {\cf2\super [74]} and on the streets. They want other people to give honor to them. I tell you the truth. Those hypocrites already have their full reward.

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood alone, away from the tax collector. When the Pharisee prayed, he said, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not as bad as other people. I am not like men that steal, cheat, or do the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [286]} I thank you that I am better than this tax collector.

Luke 18:28

Peter said, “Look, we left everything we had and followed you!”

Luke 18:8

I tell you, God will help his people quickly! But when the Son of Man {\cf2\super [282]} comes again, will he find people on earth who believe in him?”

Luke 22:33

But Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, I am ready to go to jail with you. I will even die with you!”

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him. Jesus said, “This man coming is truly one of God’s people. {\cf2\super [31]} There is nothing false in him.”

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have been \{talking like\} a fool. But you made me do it. You people are the ones who should say good things about me. I am worth nothing, but those “great apostles {\cf2\super [46]} ” are not worth any more than I am!