Proverbs 17:17
English Standard Version
17 (A)A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
New Living Translation
17 A friend is always loyal,
and a brother is born to help in time of need.
Proverbs 19:22
English Standard Version
22 What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 19:22
New Living Translation
22 Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
Proverbs 20:6
English Standard Version
Proverbs 20:6
New Living Translation
6 Many will say they are loyal friends,
but who can find one who is truly reliable?
Proverbs 20:28
English Standard Version
28 (A)Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
and by steadfast love his (B)throne is upheld.
Proverbs 20:28
New Living Translation
28 Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king;
his throne is made secure through love.
Proverbs 21:21
English Standard Version
Proverbs 21:21
New Living Translation
21 Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 27:6
English Standard Version
6 Faithful are (A)the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:6
New Living Translation
6 Wounds from a sincere friend
are better than many kisses from an enemy.
Proverbs 27:10
English Standard Version
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.
Proverbs 27:10
New Living Translation
10 Never abandon a friend—
either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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