Proverbs 17:17 WEB

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 17:1-28

Friends and fools (17:1-28)A peaceful family life, no matter how simple, is a great blessing, but a son may miss out on his family inheritance through his own folly (17:1-2). God’s dealings with his people are always for a good purpose, to make them better than they were before (3). To listen to evil talk is as bad as to speak evil oneself; to take pleasure in another’s troubles is as bad as to cause those troubles (4-5).Other proverbs concern the appreciation that the old and the young should... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 17:17

loveth at all times. Illustrations: Abraham (Genesis 14:14 . Compare Proverbs 13:11 ); Joseph (Genesis 45:5 ; Genesis 50:21 ); Moses (Exodus 32:11-13 .Deuteronomy 9:18 , Deuteronomy 9:25-29 . Compare Acts 7:40 ); Jonathan (1 Samuel 20:33 ); Barzillai (2 Samuel 19:32 ); Ahikam (Jeremiah 26:24 ); Ebed-melech (Jeremiah 38:7 ); Paul (Philemon 1:12 , Philemon 1:20 ); Barnabas (Acts 9:27 ); Aristarchus (Acts 19:29 ; Acts 20:4 ; Acts 27:2 .Philemon 1:24 .Colossians 4:10; Colossians 4:10 ); Luke (2... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 17:17

"A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.""A friend is friendly at all times; but a brother is born for adversity."[28] "The meaning here is that in trouble one finds out what families are for, and you also find out who are your real friends. The next verse shows that a real friend may be imposed upon."[29] read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 17:17

Proverbs 17:17. A friend loveth at all times, &c.— This may be rendered; A friend loveth at all times; but he is a brother in the day of adversity. A good friend on certain occasions is better, and will do more, than a brother or a parent. See chap. Proverbs 18:24. We may read, And becomes a brother in adversity. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 17:17

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. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 17:1-28

2. Peacemakers and troublemakers ch. 17 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 17:1-28

1. Lit. ’the sacrifices of strife.’ There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice (Proverbs 7:14) if it was accompanied with a quarrel. ’A little with quiet is the only diet.’2. The Israelite slave was a member of the family (Genesis 24:12; Deuteronomy 5:14, etc.), might become the heir (Genesis 15:2-3) or marry the daughter (1 Chronicles 2:34-35). 4. Naughty] injurious. 7. The proverb writers show no hope of redeeming the lost. Their verdict is, ’He that is filthy... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 17:17

(17) A friend loveth at all times . . .—Rather, The (true) friend loveth at all times, and (as) a brother is born for adversity. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 17:1-28

The Nearness of the Essential in Life's Discipline Proverbs 17:24 The fool is he who despises the actual and possible, and longs for what is not; he is never where his eyes are. The text is, then, a warning against vain conceits and regrets, against frittering away life sighing for impossible conditions, whilst missing the glory before our eyes, the treasures at our feet, the prizes within our grasp. I. Do not despise the familiar. The elements of happiness, sources of improvement, and... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 17:1-28

CHAPTER 18FRIENDSHIP"A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 {This rendering, based upon the margin of the R.V, yields a much better sense than the loosely connected, "And a brother is born for adversity."}ONE of the most striking contrasts between the ancient and the modern world is in the place which is given to friendship by moralists and religious teachers. In Aristotle’s famous treatise on ethics two books out of nine are devoted to the moral... read more

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 17:1-28

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 17:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 17:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 17:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 17:17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 17:1-28

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 17:1-28

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 17:17

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 17:1-28

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 17:1-28

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