Proverbs 17:17
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
Other Translations of Proverbs 17:17
King James Version
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
English Standard Version
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
The Message
17 Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble.
New King James Version
17 A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
New Living Translation
17 A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.
Proverbs 18:24
24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Other Translations of Proverbs 18:24
King James Version
24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
English Standard Version
24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
The Message
24 Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family.
New King James Version
24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
New Living Translation
24 There are "friends" who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 18:24
Commentary on Proverbs 18:24
(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.