17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

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17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

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17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

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17 A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(A)

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22 What is desirable in a man is his [a]kindness,
And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.

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  1. Proverbs 19:22 Or loyalty

22 What is desirable in a man is his lovingkindness,
And better is a poor man than a man of falsehood.

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22 What is desirable in a person is his [a]kindness,
And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.

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  1. Proverbs 19:22 Or loyalty

22 What a person desires is unfailing love[a];
    better to be poor than a liar.

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  1. Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame

Many a man (A)proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a (B)trustworthy man?

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Many a man will (A)call out his own lovingkindness,
But a (B)faithful man, who can find?

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Many a person (A)proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a (B)trustworthy person?

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Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?(A)

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28 [a]Loyalty and (A)truth preserve the king,
And he upholds his throne by [b]righteousness.

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  1. Proverbs 20:28 Lit Covenant loyalty
  2. Proverbs 20:28 Lit Covenant loyalty

28 Lovingkindness and (A)truth will guard the king,
And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.

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28 [a]Loyalty and (A)truth watch over the king,
And he upholds his throne by [b]loyalty.

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  1. Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty
  2. Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty

28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
    through love(A) his throne is made secure.(B)

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21 He who (A)pursues righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness and honor.

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21 He who (A)pursues righteousness and lovingkindness
Finds life, righteousness, and glory.

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21 One who (A)pursues righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

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21 Whoever pursues righteousness and love
    finds life, prosperity[a](A) and honor.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 21:21 Or righteousness

Faithful are the (A)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (B)kisses of an enemy.

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  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

Faithful are the (A)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (B)kisses of an enemy.

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  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

Faithful are the (A)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (B)kisses of an enemy.

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  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
    but an enemy multiplies kisses.(A)

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10 Do not forsake your own (A)friend or (B)your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

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10 Do not forsake your (A)friend or (B)your father’s friend,
And do not come to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster;
Better is one who dwells near than a brother far away.

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10 Do not abandon your (A)friend or (B)your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

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10 Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,
    and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster(A) strikes you—
    better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.

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