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

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17 A friend is always loyal,
    and a brother is born to help in time of need.

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

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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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24 There are “friends” who destroy each other,
    but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.

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

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Wounds from a sincere friend
    are better than many kisses from an enemy.

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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

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Perfume(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
    and the pleasantness of a friend
    springs from their heartfelt advice.

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The heartfelt counsel of a friend
    is as sweet as perfume and incense.

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Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

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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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10 Never abandon a friend—
    either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
    It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.

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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.

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