Proverbs 18:24
GOD’S WORD Translation
24 Friends can destroy one another,[a]
but a loving friend can stick closer than family.
Footnotes
- 18:24 Or “A person has friends as companions.”
Proverbs 18:24
English Standard Version
24 A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but (A)there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24
New International Version
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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