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

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22 What is desirable in a person is his [a]kindness,
And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:22 Or loyalty

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

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

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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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28 [a]Loyalty and (A)truth watch over the king,
And he upholds his throne by [b]loyalty.

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  1. Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty
  2. Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty

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

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21 One who (A)pursues righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

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

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

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  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

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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10 Do not abandon your (A)friend or (B)your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

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