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


In Context

14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

15 He that justifies the wicked, and he that comdemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no heart to it?

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

18 A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes surety in the presence of his friend.

19 He loves transgression that loves strife: and he that exalts his gate seeks destruction.

Proverbs 17:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:17He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:17A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:17The friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:17At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.