Proverbs 17:17
Authorized (King James) Version
17 A friend loveth at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
21st Century King James Version
17 A friend is loving at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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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
21st Century King James Version
19 An offended brother is harder to be won back than a stronghold city, and his contentions are like the bars of a castle.
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Proverbs 18:24
Authorized (King James) Version
24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly:
and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24
21st Century King James Version
24 A man that hath friends must show himself friendly, and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
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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
21st Century King James Version
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
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Proverbs 20:28
Authorized (King James) Version
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king:
and his throne is upholden by mercy.
Proverbs 20:28
21st Century King James Version
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.
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Proverbs 21:17
Authorized (King James) Version
17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:
he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
21st Century King James Version
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
Authorized (King James) Version
21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy
findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Proverbs 21:21
21st Century King James Version
21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness and honor.
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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
21st Century King James Version
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6 Faithful are the wounds from a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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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
21st Century King James Version
9 Ointment and perfume make the heart rejoice; so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by counsel from the heart.
10 Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity; for better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
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Proverbs 29:3
Authorized (King James) Version
3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father:
but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
Proverbs 29:3
21st Century King James Version
3 Whoso loveth wisdom maketh his father rejoice, but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
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