Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 18
A man with friends—to show himself friendly, || And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!Pro 17:17
Proverbs 18:24 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
ASV
He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
BSB
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
DRA
A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.
FBV
Some friends give up on you, but there's a friend who stays closer to you than a brother.
GNV
A man that hath friends, ought to shew him selfe friendly: for a friend is neerer then a brother.
JPS
There are friends that one hath to his own hurt; but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
NASB
A person of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. NASB 2020
NIV (US)
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
NMV
A man [that has] friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticks closer than a brother.
OJB
An ish of many companions may come to ruin, but there is an ohev (friend) that sticketh closer than a brother.
T4T
There are some people who only pretend to be friends with us, but there are some friends who are more loyal than members of our families.
WEB (US)
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
Кто хочет иметь друзей, тот и сам должен быть дружелюбным; и бывает друг более привязанный, нежели брат.
НРП
Есть друзья, с которыми лучше не знаться, но истинный друг ближе иного брата.
СП (БЛ)
Времяпрепровождение со множеством друзей приятно, но близкий друг может быть ближе брата.