Proverbs 18:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

New Living Translation
There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.

English Standard Version
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Berean Study Bible
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

New American Standard Bible
A person of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

NASB 1995
A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

NASB 1977
A man of many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Amplified Bible
The man of too many friends [chosen indiscriminately] will be broken in pieces and come to ruin, But there is a [true, loving] friend who [is reliable and] sticks closer than a brother.

Christian Standard Bible
One with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A man with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

Contemporary English Version
Some friends don't help, but a true friend is closer than your own family.

Good News Translation
Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Friends can destroy one another, but a loving friend can stick closer than family.

International Standard Version
A man with many friends can still be ruined, but a true friend sticks closer than a brother.

NET Bible
A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

New King James Version
A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

King James 2000 Bible
A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.

New Heart English Bible
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

World English Bible
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

American King James Version
A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.

American Standard Version
He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

A Faithful Version
A man who has friends must show himself friendly, and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Darby Bible Translation
A man of [many] friends will come to ruin but there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.

English Revised Version
He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction: but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Webster's Bible Translation
A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
A man that hath friends, ought to shew him selfe friendly: for a friend is neerer then a brother.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
A man that wyll haue frendes, must shewe hym selfe frendly: and there is a frende whiche is nearer then a brother.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
A frende that delyteth in loue, doth a man more fredshipe, and sticketh faster vnto him then a brother.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A man with friends—to show himself friendly, "" And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

Young's Literal Translation
A man with friends is to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

Smith's Literal Translation
A man of friends for making friendship: and there is love attaching more than a brother.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.

Catholic Public Domain Version
A man amiable to society shall be more friendly than a brother.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
There are friends who are friends, and there is a friend that is closer than a brother.

Lamsa Bible
There are friends who are merely friends; and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
There are friends that one hath to his own hurt; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
















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