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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19 A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And quarrels are like the bars of a citadel.

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19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,
    and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

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24 A person of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces

24 A man of many companions may come to ruin,
    but (A)there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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One who gets [a]wisdom loves his own soul;
One who keeps understanding will (A)find good.

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  1. Proverbs 19:8 Lit heart

(A)Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
    he who keeps understanding will (B)discover good.

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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

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

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17 One who (A)loves pleasure will become a poor person;
One who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

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17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;
    he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

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

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

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Better is (A)open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.
Faithful are the (B)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (C)kisses of an enemy.

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  1. Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

(A)Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.
Faithful are (B)the wounds of a friend;
    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

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(A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
And a [a]person’s advice is sweet to his friend.
10 Do not abandon your (B)friend or (C)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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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s

(A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and (B)your father's friend,
    and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
(C)Better is a neighbor who is near
    than a brother who is far away.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel

A man who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (B)involves himself with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

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He who (A)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
    but (B)a companion of prostitutes (C)squanders his wealth.

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