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Proverbs 18:24
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Proverbs 18:24
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One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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Proverbs 18:24 in Other Translations
KJV
24
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
ESV
24
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
NLT
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There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
MSG
24
Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family.
CSB
24
A man with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 In-Context
22
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.
23
The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
24
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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1 Samuel 20:42
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Proverbs 17:17
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John 15:13-15
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