Proverbs 17:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
Lexham English Bible
17 The friend loves at all times[a],
but a brother is born for adversity.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:17 Hebrew “time”
Proverbs 18:19
Legacy Standard Bible
19 A brother offended is harder to win over than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.
Proverbs 18:19
Lexham English Bible
19 A brother who is offended is worse than a city of strength,
and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.
Proverbs 18:24
Legacy Standard Bible
24 A man of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a [b]friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces
- Proverbs 18:24 Or lover
Proverbs 18:24
Lexham English Bible
24 A man of many friends will come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 19:8
Legacy Standard Bible
8 He who acquires a heart of wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps discernment will (A)find good.
Proverbs 19:8
Lexham English Bible
8 He who acquires wisdom loves himself;[a]
he who guards understanding loves to find good.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:8 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 20:28
Legacy Standard Bible
28 Lovingkindness and (A)truth will guard the king,
And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.
Proverbs 20:28
Lexham English Bible
28 Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king,
and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.
Proverbs 21:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 He who (A)loves [a]pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 21:17 Lit gladness
Proverbs 21:17
Lexham English Bible
17 A man of want is he who loves pleasure;
he who loves wine and oil[a] will not become rich.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 21:17 Or “fat”
Proverbs 21:21
Legacy Standard Bible
21 He who (A)pursues righteousness and lovingkindness
Finds life, righteousness, and glory.
Proverbs 21:21
Lexham English Bible
21 He who pursues righteousness and kindness
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 27:5-6
Legacy Standard Bible
5 Better is reproof that is (A)revealed
Than love that is hidden.
6 Faithful are the (B)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (C)kisses of an enemy.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive
Proverbs 27:5-6
Lexham English Bible
5 Better a rebuke that is open
than a love that is hidden.
6 The wounds of a friend mean well,
but the kisses of an enemy are profane.
Proverbs 27:9-10
Legacy Standard Bible
9 (A)Oil and incense make the heart glad,
So counsel from the [a]soul is sweet to his friend.
10 Do not forsake your (B)friend or (C)your father’s friend,
And do not come to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster;
Better is one who dwells near than a brother far away.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s counsel
Proverbs 27:9-10
Lexham English Bible
9 Perfume and incense will gladden a heart,
and the pleasantness of one’s friend is personal advice.[a]
10 As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake them,
and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity.
Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 27:9 Literally “because of advice of a person”
Proverbs 29:3
Legacy Standard Bible
3 A man who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (B)befriends harlots destroys his wealth.
Proverbs 29:3
Lexham English Bible
3 A man who loves wisdom will make his parents glad,
but the friend of prostitutes[a] will squander his wealth.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 29:3 Or “whores”
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