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

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17 The friend loves at all times[a],
    but a brother is born for adversity.

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  1. Proverbs 17:17 Hebrew “time”

19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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19 A brother who is offended is worse than a city of strength,
    and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.

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24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin

24 A man of many friends will come to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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He who gets [a]wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding (A)will find good.

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  1. Proverbs 19:8 Lit. heart

He who acquires wisdom loves himself;[a]
    he who guards understanding loves to find good.

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  1. Proverbs 19:8 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

28 (A)Mercy and truth preserve the king,
And by [a]lovingkindness he upholds his throne.

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  1. Proverbs 20:28 mercy

28 Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king,
    and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.

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17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

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17 A man of want is he who loves pleasure;
    he who loves wine and oil[a] will not become rich.

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  1. Proverbs 21:17 Or “fat”

21 (A)He who follows righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

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21 He who pursues righteousness and kindness
    will find life, righteousness, and honor.

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(A)Open rebuke is better
Than love carefully concealed.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are (B)deceitful.

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Better a rebuke that is open
    than a love that is hidden.
The wounds of a friend mean well,
    but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

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Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.

10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
(A)Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul

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.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Literally “because of advice of a person”

Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.

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A man who loves wisdom will make his parents glad,
    but the friend of prostitutes[a] will squander his wealth.

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  1. Proverbs 29:3 Or “whores”