Proverbs 18:24
Proverbs 18:24 New International Version (NIV)
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 The Message (MSG)
Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family.
Proverbs 18:24 King James Version (KJV)
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: And there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 New Century Version (NCV)
Some friends may ruin you, but a real friend will be more loyal than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 American Standard Version (ASV)
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 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.
Proverbs 18:24 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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.
Proverbs 18:24 New Living Translation (NLT)
There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.