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

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24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)

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

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24 One with many friends may be harmed,[a]
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 18:24 Some LXX mss, Syr, Tg, Vg read friends must be friendly

24 A man of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (A)a [b]friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces
  2. Proverbs 18:24 Or lover