27:9 27:9

Proverbs 27:10

27:11 27:11

Bible Versions

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off.
Thine own friend {H7453}, and thy father's {H1} friend {H7453}, forsake {H5800} not; neither go {H935} into thy brother's {H251} house {H1004} in the day {H3117} of thy calamity {H343}: for better {H2896} is a neighbour {H7934} that is near {H7138} than a brother {H251} far off {H7350}.
Don't abandon a friend who is also a friend of your father. Don't enter your brother's house on the day of your calamity -better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
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