Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
A man of friends for making friendship: and there is love attaching more than a brother.
New American Standard Bible
But there is
King James Version
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Holman Bible
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
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International Standard Version
A man with many friends can still be ruined, but a true friend sticks closer than a brother.
A Conservative Version
He who makes many friends [does it] to his own destruction, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
American Standard Version
He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Amplified
The man of too many friends [chosen indiscriminately] will be broken in pieces and come to ruin,
But there is a [true, loving] friend who [is reliable and] sticks closer than a brother.
Bible in Basic English
There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.
Darby Translation
A man of many friends will come to ruin but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
King James 2000
A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A man of [many] friends will come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Modern King James verseion
A man who has friends may be broken up, but there is a Lover who sticks closer than a brother.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A friend that delighteth in love, doth a man more friendship, and sticketh faster unto him than a brother.
NET Bible
A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
New Heart English Bible
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
The Emphasized Bible
A man having many friends, shall come to ruin, but there is a loving one, who sticketh closer than a brother.
Webster
A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
World English Bible
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Youngs Literal Translation
A man with friends is to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!
Themes
Closeness » The lord being near
Friendship » General references to » The desire for many friends, perilous
Friendship » There being a friend that sticks closer than a brother
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Devotionals about Proverbs 18:24
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 18:24
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Prayers for Proverbs 18:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
23 The poor one will speak supplications; and the rich one will answer with vehemence. 24 A man of friends for making friendship: and there is love attaching more than a brother.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves in all time, and a brother shall be born for straits.
1 Samuel 19:4-5
And Jonathan will speak good of David to Saul his father, and he will say to him, The king will not sin against his servant against David, for he sinned not against thee, and because of his doing good to thee greatly:
1 Samuel 30:26-31
And David will come to Ziklag, and he will send from the spoil to the old men of Judah, to his neighbors, saving, Behold, to you a blessing from the spoil of the enemies of Jehovah.
2 Samuel 1:26
Distress to me for thee, my brother Jonathan: thou wert sweet to me exceedingly: thy love to me was wonderful above the love of women.
2 Samuel 9:1-13
And David will say, Is there yet any which was left to the house of Saul? and I will do with him mercy for sake of Jonathan.
2 Samuel 16:17
And Absalom will say to Hushai, This thy mercy with thy friend? wherefore wentest thou not with thy friend?
2 Samuel 17:27-29
And it will be as David went to Mahanaim, and Shobi, son of Nahash of Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and Machir son of Ammiel of Lo-Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
2 Samuel 19:30-39
And Mephibosheth will say to the king, Also he shall take all, after that my lord the king came in peace to his house.
2 Samuel 21:7
And the king will spare upon Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, on account of the oath of Jehovah which was between them, betwen David and between Jonathan, son of Saul.
1 Chronicles 12:38-40
All these men of war setting in order the arrangement with the whole heart, came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel: and also all the rest of Israel of one heart to make David king.
Proverbs 27:9
Oil and incense will rejoice the heart: and the sweetness from his friend from the counsel of the soul.
Matthew 26:49-50
And quickly having come to Jesus, he said, Hail, Rabbi! and kissed him.
John 15:13-15
Greater love than this has none, that any lay down his life for his friends.