Proverbs 27:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

Do 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.

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  • Prov 18:24 : 24 A man who has friends must show himself friendly, and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
  • 1 Kgs 12:6-8 : 6 And King Rehoboam consulted with the old men who stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do you advise that I should answer this people? 7 And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever. 8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him,
  • Prov 17:17 : 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
  • 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.
  • Isa 41:8-9 : 8 But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. 9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called you from the chief men thereof, and said to you, You are my servant; I have chosen you, and not cast you away. 10 Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
  • Obad 1:12-14 : 12 But you should not have gazed on the day of your brother in the day of his calamity; nor should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; nor should you have spoken proudly in the day of distress. 13 You should not have entered the gate of My people in the day of their calamity; indeed, you should not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity. 14 You should not have stood at the crossroads to cut off those among them who escaped; nor should you have delivered up those among them who remained in the day of distress.
  • Luke 10:30-37 : 30 And Jesus answered and said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that way, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 34 And went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you. 36 Now, which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves? 37 And he said, He who showed mercy on him. Then Jesus said to him, Go and do likewise.
  • Acts 23:12 : 12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
  • Jer 2:5 : 5 Thus says the LORD, What wrong have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have followed idols, and have become idolaters?
  • Prov 19:7 : 7 All 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.
  • 2 Sam 19:24 : 24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
  • 2 Sam 19:28 : 28 For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those that eat at your own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry anymore to the king?
  • 2 Chr 10:6-8 : 6 And King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel do you give me to return an answer to this people? 7 And they spoke to him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever. 8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, who stood before him.
  • 2 Chr 24:22 : 22 So Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
  • Job 6:21-23 : 21 For now you are nothing; you see my downfall and are afraid. 22 Did I say, Bring to me? Or Give a reward for me of your substance? 23 Or Deliver me from the enemy's hand? Or Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
  • Acts 23:23-35 : 23 And he called two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen at the third hour of the night; 24 And provide animals to set Paul on, and bring him safely to Felix the governor. 25 And he wrote a letter in this manner: 26 Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings. 27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. Then I came with an army and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman. 28 And when I wanted to know the charges for which they accused him, I brought him before their council. 29 I found him to be accused over questions about their law, but had nothing charged against him deserving death or imprisonment. 30 And when it was disclosed to me that a plot was about to be executed against the man, I sent him immediately to you, having also commanded his accusers to state their case before you. Farewell. 31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 On the next day they left the horsemen to go with him and returned to the barracks. 33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul before him. 34 When the governor had read the letter, he asked from what province he was. And when he understood that he was from Cilicia, 35 he said, I will hear you when your accusers have come also. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.

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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.

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  • Prov 18:24
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  • Mic 7:5-6
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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.

    6For the son dishonors the father, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

  • 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 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 27:11
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    11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may have an answer for him who reproaches me.

  • Jer 12:6
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    6For even your brothers, the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; yes, they have called a multitude after you. Do not believe them, even though they speak kind words to you.

  • Prov 25:8-9
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  • Prov 19:4
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  • Prov 1:15
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    15My son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their path;

  • 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.

  • 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 19:7
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    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.

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

  • Jer 9:4
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    4Take heed every one of his neighbor, and do not trust in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanders.

  • Prov 6:1
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  • Obad 1:12-14
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    12But you should not have gazed on the day of your brother in the day of his calamity; nor should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; nor should you have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

    13You should not have entered the gate of My people in the day of their calamity; indeed, you should not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity.

    14You should not have stood at the crossroads to cut off those among them who escaped; nor should you have delivered up those among them who remained in the day of distress.

  • Job 6:27
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  • Prov 3:27-29
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    27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

    28Do not say to your neighbor, 'Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give,' when you have it with you.

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    7Namely, of the gods of the people which are around you, near to you, or far off from you, from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth;

  • Job 19:13-14
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    13He has put my brothers far from me, and my acquaintances are truly estranged from me.

    14My relatives have failed, and my close friends have forgotten me.

  • Prov 27:6
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    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

  • Prov 27:2
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    2Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

  • Prov 24:17
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    17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles.

  • Isa 3:6
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  • Ps 38:11
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    11My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off.

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    20My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake the law of your mother:

  • Deut 22:2
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    2And if your brother is not near you, or if you do not know him, then you shall bring it to your own house, and it shall be with you until your brother seeks after it, and you shall restore it to him again.

  • 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 5:17
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    17Let them be only your own, and not strangers' with you.

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

  • Matt 10:36
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    36And a man's enemies will be those of his own household.

  • Deut 14:27
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    27And the Levite that is within your gates; you shall not forsake him; for he has no part nor inheritance with you.

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