Verse
Proverbs 17:17 — A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”
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The verses around Proverbs 17:17.
15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.
16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Verse explanation
Compares the friend, who shows constant affection, with the brother, whose most important role shows up precisely in hard times — each relationship has its own specific function.
From the Proverbs 17 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 17:17 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Em todo o tempo ama o amigo; e para a angustia nasce o irmão.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O amigo ama em todo tempo, e o irmão nasce para [ajudar] na angústia.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Un verdadero amigo estará siempre allí para amarte, y la familia te ayudará en momentos de tribulación.
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More verses about friendship
- Proverbs 27:17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
- Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
- Ecclesiastes 4:10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath…
- John 15:13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
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