A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.Berean Standard BibleA man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.King James BibleA man that hath friends must shew himself friendly:...
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Proverbs 19:7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go...
The best illustration of the double use of the word (see above) is that in Pr 18:24, "He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother." Again, "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his...