24He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.


In Context

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

23 The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

24 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 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:24A man [that hath] friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:24A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:24A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:24A man of many friends will come to ruin but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:24He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction: but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:24A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:24A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:24A man with friends is to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:24A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.