17 A friend loves at all times,(A)
and a brother is born for a difficult time.

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

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22 What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;
better to be a poor person than a liar.(A)

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22 What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
    and a poor man is better than a liar.

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Many a person proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy person?(A)

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Many a man (A)proclaims his own steadfast love,
    but (B)a faithful man who can find?

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28 Loyalty and faithfulness guard a king;
through loyalty he maintains his throne.

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28 (A)Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
    and by steadfast love his (B)throne is upheld.

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21 The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love
will find life, righteousness, and honor.(A)

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21 Whoever (A)pursues righteousness and kindness
    will find (B)life, righteousness, and honor.

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The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,(A)
but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.(B)

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Faithful are (A)the wounds of a friend;
    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

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10 Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,(A)
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.(B)

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10 Do not forsake your friend and (A)your father's friend,
    and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
(B)Better is a neighbor who is near
    than a brother who is far away.

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