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Proverbs 17:17
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Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend loves at all times;
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
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Proverbs 17:17
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17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(A)
Proverbs 18:19
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Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
Proverbs 18:19
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Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother wronged(A) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
Proverbs 18:24
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Proverbs 18:24
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24 A man of many companions may be ruined,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24
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Proverbs 18:24
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24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)
Proverbs 19:8
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Proverbs 19:8
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8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.
He who keeps understanding shall find good.
Proverbs 19:8
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Proverbs 19:8
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8 The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.(A)
Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 20:28
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28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe.
His throne is sustained by love.
Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man.
He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.(A)
Proverbs 21:21
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Proverbs 21:21
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21 He who follows after righteousness and kindness
finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 21:21
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Proverbs 21:21
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- Proverbs 21:21 Or righteousness
Proverbs 27:5-6
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Proverbs 27:5-6
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5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful,
although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Proverbs 27:5-6
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Proverbs 27:5-6
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5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.(A)
Proverbs 27:9-10
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Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
10 Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
Proverbs 27:9-10
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Proverbs 27:9-10
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9 Perfume(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
10 Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,
and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster(B) strikes you—
better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 29:3
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3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father;
but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 29:3
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