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

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17 A friend loves at all times,(A)
and a brother is born for a difficult time.

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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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24 One with many friends may be harmed,[a]
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 18:24 Some LXX mss, Syr, Tg, Vg read friends must be friendly

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

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The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,(A)
but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.(B)

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

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Oil(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 27:9 LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction

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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10 Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,(A)
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.(B)

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