Proverbs 27:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

Own

Neither

Proverbs 19:7

Job 6:21

Obadiah 1:12

Better

General references

Luke 10:32

Bible References

Own

And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace.

But the king did not give up Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the Lord's oath made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.

Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people?

So King Joash did not keep in mind how good Jehoiada his father had been to him, but put his son to death. And in the hour of his death he said, May the Lord see it and take payment!

But as for you, Israel, my servant, and you, Jacob, whom I have taken for myself, the seed of Abraham my friend:

These are the words of the Lord: What evil have your fathers seen in me that they have gone far from me, and, walking after what is false, have become false?

Neither

All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...

So have you now become to me; you see my sad condition and are in fear.

Do not see with pleasure your brother's evil day, the day of his fate, and do not be glad over the children of Judah on the day of their destruction, or make wide your mouth on the day of trouble.

Better

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

There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.

And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death.

General references

And in the same way, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, went by on the other side.