Proverbs 17:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 A (A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend loves at all times,
and kinsfolk are born to share adversity.(A)
Proverbs 18:19
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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
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19 An ally offended is stronger than a city;[a]
such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
Footnotes
- 18.19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a [b]friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces
- Proverbs 18:24 Or lover
Proverbs 19:8
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8 He who acquires a heart of wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps discernment will (A)find good.
Proverbs 19:8
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8 To get wisdom is to love oneself;
to keep understanding is to prosper.(A)
Proverbs 20:28
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28 Lovingkindness and (A)truth will guard the king,
And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.
Proverbs 20:28
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Footnotes
- 20.28 Gk: Heb loyalty
Proverbs 21:17
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17 He who (A)loves [a]pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:17 Lit gladness
Proverbs 21:17
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17 Whoever loves pleasure will suffer want;
whoever loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 21:21
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21 He who (A)pursues righteousness and lovingkindness
Finds life, righteousness, and glory.
Proverbs 21:21
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Footnotes
- 21.21 Gk: Heb life and righteousness
Proverbs 27:5-6
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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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive
Proverbs 27:5-6
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5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.(A)
6 Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts,
but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:9-10
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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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s counsel
Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
but the soul is torn by trouble.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent;
do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is nearby
than kindred who are far away.(A)
Footnotes
- 27.9 Gk: Heb the sweetness of a friend is better than one’s own counsel
Proverbs 29:3
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3 A man who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (B)befriends harlots destroys his wealth.
Proverbs 29:3
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3 A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad,
but a companion of prostitutes destroys wealth.(A)
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