17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
17 Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble.
17 A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
17 A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.
24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
24 Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family.
24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
24 There are "friends" who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
(Read Proverbs 18:24)
Christ Jesus never will forsake those who trust in and love him. May we be such friends to others, for our Master's sake. Having loved his own, which were in the world, he loved them unto the end; and we are his friends if we do whatever he commands us, John 15:14.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 17:17
Commentary on Proverbs 17:17
(Read Proverbs 17:17)
No change of outward circumstances should abate our affection for our friends or relatives. But no friend, except Christ, deserves unlimited confidence. In Him this text did receive, and still receives its most glorious fulfilment.