Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Proverbs 17:17:
Job 6:14
Job 42:11
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