Proverbs 18:24

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

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

Bible in Basic English ☆

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

Darby Translation ☆

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

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

A man that hath friends, ought to shew him selfe friendly: for a friend is neerer then a brother.

Noyes Bible ☆

A man of many friends will show himself false; Yet there is a friend who sticketh closer than a brother.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

A man's many companions are hurtful to him; but there is many a friend that cleaveth closer than a brother.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

There are friends that one hath to his own hurt; but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

King James Version ☆

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: And there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

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

Webster Bible ☆

A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Revised Version ☆

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

World English Bible ☆

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

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

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

World English Bible Classic ☆

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

World English Bible Updated ☆

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

World Messianic Bible ☆

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

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

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

Young's Literal Translation ☆

A man with friends [is] to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

An ish of many companions may come to ruin, but there is an ohev (friend) that sticketh closer than a brother.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

اَلْمُكْثِرُ ٱلْأَصْحَابِ يُخْرِبُ نَفْسَهُ، وَلَكِنْ يُوجَدُ مُحِبٌّ أَلْزَقُ مِنَ ٱلْأَخِ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

အပေါင်းအဘော်များသောသူသည် အကျိုး နည်းရှိတတ်၏။ မိတ်ဆွေမူကား၊ ညီအစ်ကိုစွဲကပ်သည် ထက် သာ၍ စွဲကပ်တတ်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

အပေါင်း အဘော်များသောသူ သည် အကျိုးနည်း ရှိတတ်၏။ မိတ်ဆွေ မူကား ၊ ညီအစ်ကို စွဲကပ် သည် ထက် သာ၍စွဲကပ် တတ်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Ampui kapop ah tawn kami loe angmah amrohaih ah oh; toe nawkamya pongah palung cak kue ampui doeh oh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Hlang he a hui rhoek loh thaehuet thil cakhaw, a manuca lakah a lungnah tih aka ben khaw om van.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Hlang he a hui rhoek loh thaehuet thil cakhaw, a manuca lakah a lungnah tih aka ben khaw om van.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

滥交朋友的，自取败坏； 但有一朋友比弟兄更亲密。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

濫交朋友的，自取敗壞； 但有一朋友比弟兄更親密。

World Chinese Bible ☆

同伴众多的人可能败亡， 但有一位朋友比弟兄更亲密。

Croatian Bible ☆

Ima prijatelja koji vode u propast, a ima i prijatelja privrženijih od brata.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Ten, kdož má přátely, má se míti přátelsky, poněvadž přítel bývá vlastnější než bratr.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Med mange Fæller kan Mand gå til Grunde, men Ven kan overgå Broder i Troskab.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Een man, die vrienden heeft, heeft zich vriendelijk te houden; want er is een liefhebber, die meer aankleeft dan een broeder.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Er zijn makkers, die iemand in het ongeluk storten; Maar ook vrienden, die aanhankelijker zijn dan een broer.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Havi multajn amikojn estas embarase; Sed ofte amiko estas pli sindona ol frato.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

L’homme qui a [beaucoup] de compagnons va se ruinant ; mais il est tel ami plus attaché qu’un frère.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Celui qui a beaucoup de compagnons les a pour son malheur; mais il y a tel ami plus attaché qu'un frère.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Celui qui a beaucoup d’amis les a pour son malheur, Mais il est tel ami plus attaché qu’un frère.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

L'homme qui a de nombreux compagnons peut s'attirer la ruine, mais il y a un ami plus attaché qu'un frère.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Ein Mann vieler Freunde wird zu Grunde gehen; doch es gibt einen, der liebt und anhänglicher ist als ein Bruder.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Ein treuer Freund liebt mehr uns steht fester bei denn ein Bruder.

German Textbibel ☆

Viel Umgang bringt leicht Untergang; doch giebt's auch Freunde, anhänglicher als ein Bruder.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Wer viele Gefährten hat, gefährdet sich selbst; aber es gibt einen Freund, der anhänglicher ist als ein Bruder.

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Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Gen zanmi se pran yo vin pran. Men, gen zanmi tou yo plis pase frè.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

O ke kanaka i nui na hoalauna, e poino oia malaila; Aka, o kekahi hoaaloha ua oi aku kona pipili ana mamua o ko ka hoahanau.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

אִ֣ישׁ רֵ֭עִים לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ וְיֵ֥שׁ אֹ֝הֵ֗ב דָּבֵ֥ק מֵאָֽח׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

איש רעים להתרעע ויש אהב דבק מאח׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Un uomo che ha degli amici deve portarsi da amico ; E vi è tale amico, che è più congiunto che un fratello.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Chi ha molti amici li ha per sua disgrazia; ma v’è tale amico, ch’è più affezionato d’un fratello.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

多くの仲間を持つ人は滅びることがあるが、 兄弟よりも親しく離れない友がいる。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

많은 친구를 얻는 자는 해를 당하게 되거니와 어떤 친구는 형제보다 친밀하니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Kutu kawuk uh tiana kawil, a kutu kawuk uh wo liki na tamulel.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Vir amabilis ad societatem magis amicus erit quam frater.]

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

کسی‌که دوستان بسیار دارد خویشتن راهلاک می‌کند، اما دوستی هست که از برادرچسبنده تر می‌باشد.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

O homem de muitos amigos pode ser arruinado, mas há um amigo que é mais chegado que um irmão.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

O homem que tem amigos pode ser prejudicado por eles ; porém há um amigo mais chegado que um irmão.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Un om care are prieteni trebuie să se arate el însuși prietenos; și este un prieten care se lipește mai aproape ca un frate.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Чине ышь фаче мулць приетень ый фаче спре ненорочиря луй, дар есте ун приетен каре цине май мулт ла тине декыт ун фрате.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Кто хочет иметь друзей, тот и сам должен быть дружелюбным; и бывает друг, более привязанный, нежели брат.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Ko ima prijatelja, valja da postupa prijateljski, jer ima prijatelja vernijih od brata.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ко има пријатеља, ваља да поступа пријатељски, јер има пријатеља вернијих од брата.

Mashi Bible ☆

Hali abîra bakenya omuntu, hali n’abà omuntu arhonya kulusha mwene wâbo.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

El hombre que tiene amigos, ha de mostrarse amigo: y amigo hay más conjunto que el hermano.

Spanish BLL ☆

Hay amigos que solo sirven para llevarte a la ruina, pero hay amigos más fieles que un hermano.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

El hombre que tiene amigos ha de mostrarse amigo; y amigo hay más unido que un hermano.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Hay amigos que pueden ser la destrucción de un hombre, pero hay amigos que se mantiene más cerca que un hermano.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Hay amigos que causan ruina al hombre, Pero hay un amigo más fiel que un hermano.

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Revised West Version ☆

Ko e tangata ʻoku ai hono ngaahi kāinga ʻoku ngali ke ne fai fakakāinga ʻe ia; pea ʻoku ai ʻae tākanga ʻoku pikitai mālohi hake ʻi ha tokoua.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Хто хоче приятелїв мати, мусить і самий приязним бути; друг буває од брата прихильнїйший.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Хто хоче приятелїв мати, мусить і самий приязним бути; друг буває од брата прихильнїйший.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Người nào được nhiều bằng hữu sẽ làm hại cho mình; Nhưng có một bạn tríu mến hơn anh em ruột.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

אִ֣ישׁ רֵ֭עִים לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ וְיֵ֥שׁ אֹ֝הֵ֗ב דָּבֵ֥ק מֵאָֽח׃