Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 27:10
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Berean Standard Bible
Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
King James Version
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off.
World English Bible
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
American Standard Version
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 27
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
12 The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
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