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Proverbs 17:17
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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.
Proverbs 17:17
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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.
Proverbs 17:17
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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)
Proverbs 18:19
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Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:19
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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.
Proverbs 18:19
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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.
Proverbs 18:24
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Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin
Proverbs 18:24
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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.
Proverbs 18:24
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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)
Proverbs 19:8
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Proverbs 19:8
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- Proverbs 19:8 Lit. heart
Proverbs 19:8
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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.
Proverbs 19:8
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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)
Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 20:28
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- Proverbs 20:28 mercy
Proverbs 20:28
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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.
Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
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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.
Proverbs 21:17
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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)
Proverbs 21:21
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Proverbs 21:21
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21 (A)He who follows righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 21:21
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Proverbs 21:21
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21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy
findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Proverbs 21:21
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Proverbs 21:21
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- Proverbs 21:21 Or righteousness
Proverbs 27:5-6
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Proverbs 27:5-6
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5 (A)Open rebuke is better
Than love carefully concealed.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are (B)deceitful.
Proverbs 27:5-6
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Proverbs 27:5-6
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5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs 27:5-6
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Proverbs 27:5-6
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5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.(A)
Proverbs 27:9-10
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Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.
10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
(A)Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul
Proverbs 27:9-10
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Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart:
so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not;
neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity:
for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Proverbs 27:9-10
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Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 Perfume(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
10 Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,
and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster(B) strikes you—
better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
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