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Proverbs 18:24

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24Friends come and friends go,

but a true friend sticks by you like family.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

A man of many companions may come to ruin,

but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,

but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

One with many friends may be harmed,

but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

NLTNew Living Translation

There are “friends” who destroy each other,

but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A man of many friends will come to ruin,

but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

KJV 1900King James Version

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly:

And there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.