Proverbs 18:24

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Prov 17:17 : 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Ointment and perfume make the heart rejoice; so does the sweetness of a man's friend through earnest counsel.
  • Matt 26:49-50 : 49 And immediately he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. 50 And Jesus said to him, Friend, why have you come? Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
  • John 15:13-15 : 13 Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do whatever I command you. 15 From now on I call you not servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
  • 1 Chr 12:38-40 : 38 All these men of war, who could keep ranks, came with a perfect heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were of one heart to make David king. 39 They were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them. 40 Moreover, those who were near them, from as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen; provisions of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, wine and oil, oxen and sheep in abundance, for there was joy in Israel.
  • 1 Sam 19:4-5 : 4 And Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds have been very good toward you: 5 For he put his life in his hand, and killed the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel; you saw it, and rejoiced; why then will you sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
  • 1 Sam 30:26-31 : 26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD; 27 To them who were in Bethel, and to them who were in south Ramoth, and to them who were in Jattir, 28 And to them who were in Aroer, and to them who were in Siphmoth, and to them who were in Eshtemoa, 29 And to them who were in Rachal, and to them who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them who were in the cities of the Kenites, 30 And to them who were in Hormah, and to them who were in Chorashan, and to them who were in Athach, 31 And to them who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to dwell.
  • 2 Sam 1:26 : 26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant have you been to me: your love to me was wonderful, surpassing the love of women.
  • 2 Sam 9:1-9 : 1 And David said, Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake? 2 And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. And when they called him to David, the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, Your servant is he. 3 And the king said, Is there not still anyone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame in his feet. 4 And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar. 5 Then King David sent, and brought him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar. 6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell on his face, and paid homage. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold your servant! 7 And David said to him, Fear not: for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your father; and you shall eat bread at my table continually. 8 And he bowed himself, and said, What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I am? 9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, I have given to your master's son all that belonged to Saul and to all his house. 10 You therefore, and your sons, and your servants, shall till the land for him, and you shall bring in the fruits, that your master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth your master's son shall always eat bread at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 Then Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so shall your servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons. 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth. 13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he continually ate at the king's table; and he was lame in both his feet.
  • 2 Sam 16:17 : 17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?
  • 2 Sam 17:27-29 : 27 And it came to pass, when David came to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel from Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim, 28 Brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse, 29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of cows, for David and for the people who were with him to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
  • 2 Sam 19:30-39 : 30 And Mephibosheth said to the king, Yes, let him take all, as long as my lord the king has come again in peace to his own house. 31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan. 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old; and he had provided the king with sustenance while he remained at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man. 33 And the king said to Barzillai, Come over with me, and I will feed you with me in Jerusalem. 34 And Barzillai said to the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem? 35 I am this day eighty years old; and can I distinguish between good and evil? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear anymore the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be yet a burden to my lord the king? 36 Your servant will go a little way over the Jordan with the king; and why should the king recompense me with such a reward? 37 Let your servant, I pray you, turn back again, that I may die in my own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and my mother. But here is your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you. 38 And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do for him what seems good to you; and whatever you shall request of me, that I will do for you. 39 And all the people went over the Jordan. And when the king had crossed over, the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him; and he returned to his own place.
  • 2 Sam 21:7 : 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the LORD's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

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  • Prov 17:17-18
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    17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

    18A man lacking understanding shakes hands in a pledge, and becomes surety for his friend.

  • Prov 19:4
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    4Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

  • Prov 27:9-10
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    9Ointment and perfume make the heart rejoice; so does the sweetness of a man's friend through earnest counsel.

    10Do not forsake your own friend, nor your father's friend, and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your calamity; better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

  • Prov 19:6-8
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    6Many will entreat the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts.

    7All the brethren of the poor hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him? He pursues them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

    8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 14:20
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    20The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich have many friends.

  • Prov 27:17
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    17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

  • Prov 22:24-25
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    24Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man do not go,

    25Lest you learn his ways and get a snare to your soul.

  • Prov 6:3
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    3Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, when you have come into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself, and make sure your friend.

  • Prov 18:23
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    23The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.

  • Prov 6:1
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    1My son, if you become surety for your friend, if you have shaken hands with a stranger,

  • Prov 17:9
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    9He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

  • Prov 16:28-29
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    28A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

    29A violent man entices his neighbor, and leads him into a way that is not good.

  • Prov 27:5-6
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    5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

  • Prov 18:16
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    16A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

  • Job 6:14
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    14To him who is afflicted, pity should be shown by his friend; yet he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

  • John 15:13-14
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    13Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

    14You are my friends if you do whatever I command you.

  • Prov 22:11
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    11He who loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

  • Eccl 4:10
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    10For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has not another to help him up.

  • Luke 16:9
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    9And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves using the wealth of unrighteousness; that, when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.

  • Prov 27:14
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    14He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted as a curse to him.

  • Prov 19:22
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    22The desire of a man is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.

  • Luke 11:6
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    6For a friend of mine on his journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

  • Prov 18:19
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    19A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, and their disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

  • Prov 29:5
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    5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20He who walks with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  • Prov 25:17
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    17Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house, lest he become weary of you and so hate you.

  • Prov 27:19
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    19As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man mirrors man.

  • Prov 28:23
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    23He who rebukes a man afterward shall find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 18:9
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    9He who is slothful in his work is brother to him who is a great waster.

  • Prov 11:15
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    15He who is surety for a stranger shall suffer for it, and he who hates suretyship is secure.

  • Ps 55:13
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    13But it was you, a man my equal, my companion and my acquaintance.

  • Ps 112:5
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    5A good man shows favor and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion.

  • Jas 4:4
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    4You adulterers and adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

  • Job 6:27
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    27Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you dig a pit for your friend.

  • Job 22:21
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    21Acquaint yourself with Him now and be at peace; thereby good will come to you.

  • Mic 7:5
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    5Do not trust in a friend, put no confidence in a guide: keep the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom.