Proverbs 17:17
New Living Translation
17 A friend is always loyal,
and a brother is born to help in time of need.
Proverbs 17:17
King James Version
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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Proverbs 18:24
New Living Translation
24 There are “friends” who destroy each other,
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24
King James Version
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 27:6
New Living Translation
6 Wounds from a sincere friend
are better than many kisses from an enemy.
Proverbs 27:6
King James Version
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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Proverbs 27:9
New Living Translation
9 The heartfelt counsel of a friend
is as sweet as perfume and incense.
Proverbs 27:9
King James Version
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
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Proverbs 27:10
New Living Translation
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.
Proverbs 27:10
King James Version
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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