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Proverbs 18:24

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

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ASV

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

KJV

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִ֣ישׁ'isha person ofH376 →
רֵ֭עִיםRe.'imcompanionsH7453 →
לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַle.hit.ro.'E.a'[is] to be brokenH7489 →
וְיֵ֥שׁve.Yeshand thereH3426 →
אֹ֝הֵ֗ב'o.Hev[is one who] lovesH157 →
דָּבֵ֥קda.VekcleavingH1695 →
מֵאָֽח׃me.'Achmore than a brotherH251 →

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Proverbs 17:17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.John 15:13–15Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.Proverbs 27:9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.1 Samuel 18:1After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.2 Samuel 1:26I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.1 Samuel 19:4–5Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.2 Samuel 9:1–13Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”2 Samuel 21:7Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.Proverbs 27:10Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.Matthew 26:49–50Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.2 Samuel 16:17“Is this the loyalty you show your friend?” Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?”Ruth 1:14Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.1 Chronicles 12:38–40All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.2 Samuel 17:27–29When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.2 Samuel 19:30–39And Mephibosheth said to the king, “Instead, since my lord the king has safely come to his own house, let Ziba take it all!”1 Samuel 20:17And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.Ruth 4:15He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”Deuteronomy 13:6If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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