proverbs 17:17 a friend loveth at all times and a brother is born for adversity

Proverbs 17:17

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— The friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— A friende loueth at all times: and a brother is borne for aduersitie.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— A friend loueth at all times, and a brother is borne for aduersitie.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— A friend loves at all times; but a brother is born for adversity.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Have thou a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

A friend 7453

{7453} Prime
רֵעַ
rea`
{ray'-ah}

From H7462; an associate (more or less close).

loveth 157

{0157} Prime
אָהַב
'ahab
{aw-hab'}

A primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise).

z8802

<8802> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 5386

at all x3605

(3605) Complement
כֹּל
kol
{kole}

From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).

times, 6256

{6256} Prime
עֵת
`eth
{ayth}

From H5703; time, especially (adverbially with preposition) now, when, etc.

and a brother 251

{0251} Prime
אָח
'ach
{awkh}

A primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like H0001)).

is born 3205

{3205} Prime
יָלַד
yalad
{yaw-lad'}

A primitive root; to bear young; causatively to beget; medically to act as midwife; specifically to show lineage.

z8735

<8735> Grammar

Stem - Niphal (See H8833)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 1602

for adversity. 6869

{6869} Prime
צָרָה
tsarah
{tsaw-raw'}

Feminine of H6862; tightness (that is, figuratively trouble); transitively a female rival.

Proverbs 17:17

_ _ To the second of these parallel clauses, there is an accession of meaning, that is, that a brother’s love is specially seen in adversity.

Proverbs 17:17

_ _ This intimates the strength of those bonds by which we are bound to each other and which we ought to be sensible of. 1. Friends must be constant to each other at all times. That is not true friendship which is not constant; it will be so if it be sincere, and actuated by a good principle. Those that are fanciful or selfish in their friendship will love no longer than their humour is pleased and their interest served, and therefore their affections turn with the wind and change with the weather. Swallow-friends, that fly to you in summer, but are gone in winter; such friends there is no loss of. But if the friendship be prudent, generous, and cordial, if I love my friend because he is wise, and virtuous, and good, as long as he continues so, though he fall into poverty and disgrace, still I shall love him. Christ is a friend that loves at all times (John 13:1) and we must so love him, Romans 8:35. 2. Relations must in a special manner be careful and tender of one another in affliction: A brother is born to succour a brother or sister in distress, to whom he is joined so closely by nature that he may the more sensibly feel from their burdens, and be the more strongly inclined and engaged, as it were by instinct, to help them. We must often consider what we were born for, not only as men, but as in such a station and relation. Who knows but we came into such a family for such a time as this? We do not answer the end of our relations if we do not do the duty of them. Some take it thus: A friend that loves at all times is born (that is, becomes) a brother in adversity, and is so to be valued.

Proverbs 17:17

Was born — Was sent into the world for this, that he might comfort and relieve his brother in adversity.

Proverbs 17:17

A friend loveth at all times, and a ^(h) brother is born for adversity.

^(h) So that he is more than a friend, even a brother that helps in time of adversity.

Proverbs 18:24 A man [that hath] friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.

Proverbs 19:7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth [them with] words, [yet] they [are] wanting [to him].

Ruth 1:16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, [or] to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people [shall be] my people, and thy God my God:

1 Samuel 18:3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 19:2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret [place], and hide thyself:

1 Samuel 20:17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

1 Samuel 23:16 And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

2 Samuel 1:26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

2 Samuel 9:1-13 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake? ... So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.

Esther 4:14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, [then] shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for [such] a time as this?

John 15:13-14 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. ... Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

Hebrews 2:11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified [are] all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

Ru 1:16. 1S 18:3; 19:2; 20:17; 23:16. 2S 1:26; 9:1. Es 4:14. Pv 18:24; 19:7. Jn 15:13. He 2:11.