Proverbs 18:24

World English Bible

A man of many companions may be ruined,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:24 in other translations

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing,
and obtains favor of Yahweh.
23The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
24A man of many companions may be ruined,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.