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.

One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.

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

A person of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:24 New King James Version 24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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

One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse. Desire without …