Proverbs 18:24 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
A man of [many] friends will come to ruin but there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.
World English Bible (WEB)
A man of many companions may be ruined, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A man with friends `is' to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!
| A man | אִ֣ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| that hath friends | רֵ֭עִים | rēʿîm | RAY-eem |
| friendly: himself shew must | לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ | lĕhitrōʿēaʿ | leh-heet-roh-A-ah |
| is there and | וְיֵ֥שׁ | wĕyēš | veh-YAYSH |
| a friend | אֹ֝הֵ֗ב | ʾōhēb | OH-HAVE |
| that sticketh closer | דָּבֵ֥ק | dābēq | da-VAKE |
| than a brother. | מֵאָֽח׃ | mēʾāḥ | may-AK |