PRO 17:17 Parallel View

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ULT At every time the friend loves,
 ⇔ and a brother is born for distress.

UST A friend loves you all the time,
⇔ and relatives exist in order to help other relatives when disastrous things happen.

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

OEB A true friend loves at all times;
⇔ a brother is born for adversity.

WEB A friend loves at all times;
⇔ and a brother is born for adversity.

NET A friend loves at all times,
 ⇔ and a relative is born to help in adversity.

LSV The friend is loving at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

FBV A true friend is always there to love you, and family[fn] provides help when troubles come.

17:17 “Family”: literally, “a brother.”

T4T  ⇔ Friends love others all the time,
⇔ and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.

LEB • [fn], but a brother is born for adversity.

?:? Hebrew “time”

BBE A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

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

ASV A friend loveth at all times;
 ⇔ And a brother is born for adversity.

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

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

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

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

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

KJB A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
(A friend loveth/loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. )

BB He is a frende that alway loueth, and in aduersitie a man shall knowe who is his brother.
(He is a friend that alway loveth/loves, and in aduersitie a man shall know who is his brother.)

GNV A friende loueth at all times: and a brother is borne for aduersitie.
(A friende loveth/loves at all times: and a brother is born for aduersitie. )

CB He is a frende that allwaye loueth, and in aduersite a man shal knowe who is his brother.
(He is a friend that allwaye loveth/loves, and in aduersite a man shall know who is his brother.)

WYC He that is a frend, loueth in al tyme; and a brother is preuyd in angwischis.
(He that is a frend, loveth/loves in all time; and a brother is preuyd in angwischis.)

LUT Ein Freund liebet allezeit, und ein Bruder wird in der Not erfunden.
(Ein Freund liebet allezeit, and a brother becomes in the Not erfunden.)

CLV Omni tempore diligit qui amicus est, et frater in angustiis comprobatur.[fn]
(Omni tempore diligit who amicus it_is, and frater in angustiis comprobatur.)

17.17 Omni tempore. Qui Deum vere amat, omni tempore ejus custodit amorem; neque in angustia passionis deserit, quem in pacis tranquillitate confessus est.

17.17 Omni tempore. Who God vere amat, all tempore his custodit amorem; neque in angustia passionis deserit, which in pacis tranquillitate confessus est.

BRN Have thou a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born.

BrLXX Εἰς πάντα καιρὸν φίλος ὑπαρχέτω σοι, ἀδελφοὶ δὲ ἐν ἀνάγκαις χρήσιμοι ἔστωσαν, τούτου γὰρ χάριν γεννῶνται.
(Eis panta kairon filos huparⱪetō soi, adelfoi de en anagkais ⱪraʸsimoi estōsan, toutou gar ⱪarin gennōntai. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

בְּ⁠כָל־עֵ֭ת

in=all times

Alternate translation: “At all times” or “All the time”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

הָ⁠רֵ֑עַ

the,friend

Here, the friend refers to people in general, not a specific friend. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “any friend”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

אֹהֵ֣ב

loves

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “loves his friends”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

וְ⁠אָ֥ח

and,brother

Although the term brother is masculine, Solomon is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “and a relative”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ֝⁠צָרָ֗ה

for,adversity

Here, Solomon indicates that one purposes for which a brother is born is to help his siblings when they are in distress. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “for the purpose of helping during a time of distress”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לְ֝⁠צָרָ֗ה

for,adversity

See how you translated the abstract noun distress in 1:27.

Parallel PRO 17:17