Proverbs 17:17
Lexham English Bible
17 The friend loves at all times[a],
but a brother is born for adversity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:17 Hebrew “time”
Proverbs 17:17
Common English Bible
17 Friends love all the time,
and kinsfolk are born for times of trouble.
Proverbs 18:24
Lexham English Bible
24 A man of many friends will come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24
Common English Bible
24 There are persons for companionship,
but then there are friends who are more loyal than family.
Proverbs 27:6
Lexham English Bible
6 The wounds of a friend mean well,
but the kisses of an enemy are profane.
Proverbs 27:6
Common English Bible
6 Trustworthy are the bruises of a friend;
excessive are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:9
Lexham English Bible
9 Perfume and incense will gladden a heart,
and the pleasantness of one’s friend is personal advice.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Literally “because of advice of a person”
Proverbs 27:9
Common English Bible
9 Oil and incense make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of friends comes from their advice.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 27:10
Lexham English Bible
10 As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake them,
and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity.
Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.
Proverbs 27:10
Common English Bible
10 Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family;
don’t go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes.
Better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
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