Proverbs 18:24

A man that hath friends must shewe himselfe friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer then a brother.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

A man of {too many} friends {comes} to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

He that maketh many friends `doeth it' to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
- American Standard Version (1901)

There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.
- Basic English Bible

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

A man of [many] friends will come to ruin but there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.
- Darby Bible

A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction: but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
- English Revised Version

A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 18:24

18:24 A man - Heb. A man of friends; who desires the friendship of others.