Proverbs 17:17
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17 (A)A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,
and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but (A)there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 19:8
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Proverbs 20:28
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28 (A)Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
and by steadfast love his (B)throne is upheld.
Proverbs 21:17
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17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;
he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 21:21
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Proverbs 27:5-6
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5 (A)Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Faithful are (B)the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 (A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and (B)your father's friend,
and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
(C)Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel
Proverbs 29:3
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3 He who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
but (B)a companion of prostitutes (C)squanders his wealth.
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