Proverbs 18:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 18:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 18:24 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 18:24 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 18:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 18:24 — World English Bible

Proverbs 18:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 18:24 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 18:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A man with friends <FI>is<Fi> to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!”

Proverbs 18:24 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 18:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 18:24 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 18:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A man that hath friends, ought to shew him selfe friendly: for a friend is neerer then a brother. ”

Proverbs 18:24 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 18:24 in Context — Proverbs 18

22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

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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What Does Proverbs 18:24 Mean?

Proverbs 18:24 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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