Proverbs 20 · Verse 6

Proverbs 20:6

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
Proverbs 20:6, King James Version

Proverbs 20:6 in other translations

BSBMany a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
WEBMany men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
ASVMost men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?
YLTA multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?
DARBYMost men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find?
BBEMost men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?
WebsterMost men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

What does Proverbs 20:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Boasters are unreliable. goodness--or, "kind disposition."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Most men will proclaim - Many men merciful ben clepid: a feithful man forsoth, who schal finde? Old MS. Bible.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
It is hard to find those that have done, and will do more good than they speak, or care to hear spoken of.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 20:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

רָב\־rov-a multitude ofH7230
אָדָ֗ם'a.Damperson[s]H120
יִ֭קְרָאYik.ra'he proclaimsH7121
אִ֣ישׁ'isheach oneH376
חַסְדּ֑וֹchas.Doloyalty hisH2617
וְאִ֥ישׁve.'Ishand a person ofH376
אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים'e.mu.Nimfaithfulness<es>H529
מִ֣יmiwho?H4310
יִמְצָֽא\׃yim.Tza'will he findH4672

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 20:6

  • Psalms 12:1

    To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

  • Matthew 6:2

    Therefore 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.

  • Luke 18:8

    I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

  • Luke 22:33

    And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.

  • Proverbs 27:2

    Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

  • Proverbs 25:14

    Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

  • Luke 18:11

    The 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.

  • Jeremiah 5:1

    Run 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.

  • Micah 7:2

    The 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 Corinthians 12:11

    I 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.

  • John 1:47

    Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

  • Ecclesiastes 7:28

    Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
proclaim.
25:14; 27:2; Mt 6:2; Lu 18:8,11,28; 22:33; 2Co 12:11
goodness. or, bounty. but.
Ps 12:1; Ec 7:28; Jer 5:1; Mic 7:2; Lu 18:8; Joh 1:47

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 20:5

    Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

  • Proverbs 20:6

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

  • Proverbs 20:7

    The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

Read all of Proverbs 20

Proverbs 20:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Muchos hombres publican cada uno su liberalidad: mas hombre de verdad, ¿quién lo hallará?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Nombre d’hommes proclament chacun sa bonté; mais un homme fidèle, qui le trouvera?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die meisten Menschen rufen ein jeder seine Güte aus; aber einen zuverlässigen Mann, wer wird ihn finden?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Multi homines misericordes vocantur; virum autem fidelem quis inveniet?