Verse Comparison: Proverbs 18:24
American Standard Version
He that maketh many friends `doeth it' to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Amplified® Bible
The man of many friends [a friend of all the world] will prove himself a bad friend, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Contemporary English Version
Some friends don't help, but a true friend is closer than your own family.
Darby English Version
A man of [many] friends will come to ruin but there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.
Good News Bible
Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers.
King James Version
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
New American Standard Bible
A man of {too many} friends {comes} to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
New International Version
A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
New King James Version
A man who has friends must himself be friendly,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But one finds a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Revised Standard Version
There are friends who pretend to be friends,
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!
