Proverbs 27:10
“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.”
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
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.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Cross-References
“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”
“And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
“But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,”
“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”
“Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.”