Proverbs 18:24 | |
NASB: A man of [too many] friends [comes] to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. (NASB ©1995) GWT: Friends can destroy one another, but a loving friend can stick closer than family. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. ASV: He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. BBE: There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother. DBY: A man of many friends will come to ruin but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. JPS: There are friends that one hath to his own hurt; but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. WBS: A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. WEB: A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. YLT: A man with friends [is] to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother! | |
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