Proverbs 18:24

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

Proverbs 18:24 · King James Version

In other versions

He that maketh many friends `doeth it' to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
ASV
There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.
BBE
A man of [many] friends will come to ruin but there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.
DBY
A man of many companions may be ruined, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
WEB
A man with friends `is' to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!
YLT
A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.
ENG
A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
WBT
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
BSB

²²Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

²³The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

²⁴A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.