Proverbs 18:24

Proverbs 18:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
• New International Version (NIV)One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Context of Proverbs 18:24

22Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah. 23He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly. A man of [many] friends will come to ruin but there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:24 word by word

אִ֣ישׁ רֵ֭עִים לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ וְיֵ֥שׁ אֹ֝הֵ֗ב דָּבֵ֥ק מֵאָֽח׃Read the interlinear

• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• friendsרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251

Cross-references for Proverbs 18:24

• Proverbs 17:17The friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
• Proverbs 27:9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.
• 1 Samuel 19:4And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against thee; for also what he did was very advantageous to thee;
• 1 Samuel 30:26And David came to Ziklag, and he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of Jehovah:
• 2 Samuel 9:1And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
• 2 Samuel 16:17And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why didst thou not go with thy friend?
• 2 Samuel 17:27And as soon as David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
• 2 Samuel 19:30And Mephibosheth said to the king, Let him even take all, since my lord the king is come again in peace to his own house.
• 2 Samuel 21:7But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Jehovah's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
• 1 Chronicles 12:38All of them men of war, keeping rank in battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
• Matthew 26:49And immediately coming up to Jesus he said, Hail, Rabbi, and covered him with kisses.
• 2 Samuel 1:26I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant wast thou unto me; Thy love to me was wonderful, passing women's love.
• John 15:14Ye are my friends if ye practise whatever I command you.

Commentaries on Proverbs 18:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24A man that hath friends must show himself friendly - Love begets love; and love requires love as its recompense. If a man do not maintain a friendly carriage, he cannot expect to retain his friends. Friendship is a good plant; but it requires cultivation to make it grow. There is a kind of factitious friendship in the world, that, to show one's self friendly in it, is very expensive, and in every way utterly unprofitable: it is maintained by expensive…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Better, “A man of many companions is so to his own destruction, but there is a friend (the true, loving friend) etc.” It is not the multitude of so called friends that helps us. They may only embarrass and perplex. What we prize is the one whose love is stronger and purer even than all ties of kindred.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24Verse 24 Christ Jesus never will forsake those who trust in and love him. May we be such friends to others, for our Master's sake. Having loved his own, which were in the world, he loved them unto the end; and we are his friends if we do whatever he commands us, Joh 15:14.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Some people who call themselves "friends" are not. Wise people look past appearances. They tell real friends from fake ones by their actions in tough times.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. A man ... friendly--better, "A man ... (is) to, or, may triumph (Psa 108:9), or, shout for joy (Psa 5:11), that is, may congratulate himself." Indeed, there is a Friend who is better than a brother; such is the "Friend of sinners" [Mt 11:19; Lu 7:34], who may have been before the writer's mind.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 18:24

• Brother
• Friendship

In the dictionaries

• Brother
• Contention
• Innermost
• Offend
• Slothful
• Snare
• Stick
• Waster
• Friend; Friendship
• Have

Commentaries on Proverbs 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings