Proverbs 18:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 18:24 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 18:24 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 18:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24 — World English Bible
Proverbs 18:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 18:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A man with friends <FI>is<Fi> to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!”
Proverbs 18:24 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 18:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A man of [many] friends will come to ruin but there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 18:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A man that hath friends, ought to shew him selfe friendly: for a friend is neerer then a brother. ”
Proverbs 18:24 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 18:24 in Context — Proverbs 18
22 Celui qui trouve une femme trouve le bonheur; C’est une grâce qu’il obtient de l’Éternel.
23 Le pauvre parle en suppliant, Et le riche répond avec dureté.
24 Celui qui a beaucoup d’amis les a pour son malheur, Mais il est tel ami plus attaché qu’un frère.
What Does Proverbs 18:24 Mean?
Proverbs 18:24 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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