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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 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.

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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 19
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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.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin
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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 19
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Proverbs 19:8
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8 He who gets [a]wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding (A)will find good.

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  1. Proverbs 19:8 Lit. heart
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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 20:28
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28 (A)Mercy and truth preserve the king,
And by [a]lovingkindness he upholds his throne.

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  1. Proverbs 20:28 mercy
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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 21
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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.

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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 21:21
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21 (A)He who follows righteousness and mercy
Finds 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 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.

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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)

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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.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul
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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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Proverbs 29:3
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3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.

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Proverbs 29:3
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3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,(A)
    but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.(B)

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