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

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

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Proverbs 17:17
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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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Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

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Proverbs 18
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Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And quarrels are like the bars of a citadel.

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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.

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Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother wronged(A) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

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Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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Proverbs 18:24
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24 A person of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces
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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.

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Proverbs 18:24
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24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)

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Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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Proverbs 19
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Proverbs 19:8
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8 One who gets [a]wisdom loves his own soul;
One who keeps understanding will (A)find good.

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  1. Proverbs 19:8 Lit heart
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Proverbs 19:8
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8 (A)Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
    he who keeps understanding will (B)discover good.

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Proverbs 19:8
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8 The one who gets wisdom loves life;
    the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.(A)

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Proverbs 19:8
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8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

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Proverbs 20
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Proverbs 20:28
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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
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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.

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Proverbs 20:28
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28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
    through love(A) his throne is made secure.(B)

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Proverbs 20:28
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28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

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Proverbs 21
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 One who (A)loves pleasure will become a poor person;
One who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

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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.

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Proverbs 21:17
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17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
    whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.(A)

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Proverbs 21:17
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17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

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

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Proverbs 21:21
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21 Whoever (A)pursues righteousness and kindness
    will find (B)life, righteousness, and honor.

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Proverbs 21:21
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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
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Proverbs 21:21
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21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

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