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17 A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for adversity.

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

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24 A man who has friends must show himself friendly,
    and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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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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Footnotes

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

Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
    but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

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

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Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart,
    so does the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

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

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Footnotes

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

10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
    nor go into your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
    for better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far off.

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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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