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

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King James Bible — Proverbs 17:17
Date
1611
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King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
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Meaning of “A friend loveth at all times, and a…”

Reliable relationships are revealed by constancy, especially when hardship makes support costly rather than convenient.

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Proverbs 17:17, King James Version.

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Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
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“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”

William Shakespeare · All’s Well That Ends Well · c. 1604
Voice: Fictional character · Countess of Roussillon
Meaning & context

The advice combines generosity with judgment: goodwill can be broad while trust remains selective.

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All’s Well That Ends Well, Act I, Scene 1; the Countess of Roussillon gives Bertram the counsel “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” Verified against Wikisource’s 1910 facsimile transcription of the 1623 First Folio (folio spelling “Loue all, trust a few, Doe wrong to none”); direct evidence resolves to the reviewed Act I transcription.

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