Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Love, while it remains essentially the same, appears tenfold more loving when its object has fallen from prosperity into poverty; as a lamp burning in daylight shines much more brightly in the darkness. Many will court you while you have much to give; when you need to receive, the number of your friends will be diminished, but their quality will be improved. Your misfortune, like a blast of wind upon the thrashed corn, will drive the chaff away, but the wheat will remain where it was. How very sweet sometimes is the human friendship that remains when sore adversity has sifted it! (W. Arnot, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.WEB: A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity. |
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