17 kA friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:24
24 A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but zthere is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 27:9–10
9 gOil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.1
10 Do not forsake your friend and hyour father’s friend,
and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity.
iBetter is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.
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