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


In Context

14 The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment.

15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God.

16 What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.

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

18 A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend.

19 He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.

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 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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