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17 The friend loves at all times[a],
    but a brother is born for adversity.

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  1. Proverbs 17:17 Hebrew “time”

17 A friend loves at all times;
    and a brother is born for adversity.

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24 A man of many friends will come to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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24 A man of many companions may be ruined,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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The wounds of a friend mean well,
    but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

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The wounds of a friend are faithful,
    although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

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Perfume and incense will gladden a heart,
    and the pleasantness of one’s friend is personal advice.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Literally “because of advice of a person”

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
    so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.

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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.

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10 Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
    Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
    A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.

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