Proverbs 18:24

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

A man of companions may come to ruin, and there is a lover adhering more than a brother.

Latin

Vir amabilis ad societatem magis amicus erit quam frater.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Proverbs 18:24

Some people who call themselves "friends" are not. Wise people look past appearances. They tell real friends from fake ones by their actions in tough times.

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