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When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance. It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away. <a href="/esv/proverbs/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away. <a href="/bsb/proverbs/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/proverbs/27.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/proverbs/27.htm">New King James Version</a> Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. <a href="/nasb_/proverbs/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Do not abandon your friend or your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away. <a href="/nasb/proverbs/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> Do not forsake your own friend or your father&#8217s friend, And do not go to your brother&#8217s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away. <a href="/nasb77/proverbs/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away. <a href="/lsb/proverbs/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, And do not come to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster; Better is one who dwells near than a brother far away. <a href="/amp/proverbs/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Do not abandon your own friend and your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away. <a href="/csb/proverbs/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend, and don’t go to your brother’s house in your time of calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. <a href="/hcsb/proverbs/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Don&#8217t abandon your friend or your father&#8217s friend, and don&#8217t go to your brother&#8217s house in your time of calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. <a href="/asv/proverbs/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/proverbs/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Don't desert an old friend of your family or visit your relatives when you are in trouble. A friend nearby is better than relatives far away. <a href="/erv/proverbs/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 neighbour that is near than a brother far off. <a href="/gwt/proverbs/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Do not abandon your friend or your father's friend. Do not go to a relative's home when you are in trouble. A neighbor living nearby is better than a relative far away. <a href="/gnt/proverbs/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> Do not forget your friends or your father's friends. If you are in trouble, don't ask a relative for help; a nearby neighbor can help you more than relatives who are far away. <a href="/isv/proverbs/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> Never abandon your friend nor your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in times of trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who lives far away. <a href="/msb/proverbs/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/proverbs/27.htm">NET Bible</a> Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not enter your brother's house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away. <a href="/nheb/proverbs/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend. Do not go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother. <a href="/wbt/proverbs/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thy 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 neighbor that is near, than a brother far off. <a href="/web/proverbs/27.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/proverbs/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Do not forsake your own friend and the friend of your father, "" And do not enter the house of your brother in a day of your calamity, "" A near neighbor [is] better than a brother far off. <a href="/ylt/proverbs/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better is a near neighbour than a brother afar off. <a href="/slt/proverbs/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thy friend and thy father's friend thou shalt not forsake; and thou shalt not go to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: good he dwelling near, more than a brother far off.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/proverbs/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thy own friend, and thy father's friend forsake not: and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy affliction. Better is a neighbour that is near, than a brother afar off. <a href="/cpdv/proverbs/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Do not dismiss your friend or your father’s friend. And do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your affliction. A close neighbor is better than a distant brother. <a href="/nabre/proverbs/27.htm">New American Bible</a> Do not give up your own friend and your father’s friend; do not resort to the house of your kindred when trouble strikes. Better a neighbor near than kin far away. <a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent; do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is nearby than kindred who are far away.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Your own friend and your father's friend forsake not; neither go into your brother's house in the day of your calamity; for better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far off. <a href="/hpbt/proverbs/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your father, and do not enter the house of your brother in the day of your brokenness; better is a neighbor that is near than the brother that is distant.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/proverbs/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; Neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity; Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. <a href="/sep/proverbs/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend that is near than a brother living far off. <a href="/parallel/proverbs/27-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=5545" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/proverbs/27.htm">Do not Boast about Tomorrow</a> …9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul. 10<a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ta·‘ă·zōḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">forsake</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: rê·‘ă·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">your friend</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">or your father’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/7463.htm" title="7463: wə·rē·ʿɛh (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Evil, misery, distress, injury. From ra'ah; a companion.">friend,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">and do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">go</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">to your brother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇêṯ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/343.htm" title="343: ’ê·ḏe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Distress, calamity. From the same as 'uwd; oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin.">of your calamity;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">better</a> <a href="/hebrew/7934.htm" title="7934: šā·ḵên (N-ms) -- Inhabitant, neighbor. From shakan; a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen.">a neighbor</a> <a href="/hebrew/7138.htm" title="7138: qā·rō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Near. Or qarob; from qarab; near.">nearby</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: mê·’āḥ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">than a brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/7350.htm" title="7350: rā·ḥō·wq (Adj-ms) -- Or rachoq; from rachaq; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially.">far away.</a> 11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/proverbs/17-17.htm">Proverbs 17:17</a> A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. <a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24</a> A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother. <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:9-10</a> Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. / For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up! <a href="/ruth/1-16.htm">Ruth 1:16-17</a> But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. / Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.” <a href="/1_samuel/18-1.htm">1 Samuel 18:1-3</a> After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself. / And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house. / Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. <a href="/2_samuel/1-26.htm">2 Samuel 1:26</a> I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women. <a href="/job/6-14.htm">Job 6:14</a> A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. <a href="/genesis/13-8.htm">Genesis 13:8-9</a> So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are kinsmen. / Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.” <a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Genesis 14:14-16</a> And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan. / During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. / He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people. <a href="/1_kings/12-6.htm">1 Kings 12:6-8</a> Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked. / They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.” / But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him. <a href="/matthew/12-48.htm">Matthew 12:48-50</a> But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?” / Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers. / For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” <a href="/luke/10-29.htm">Luke 10:29-37</a> But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” / Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. / Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. ... <a href="/john/15-13.htm">John 15:13-15</a> Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. / You are My friends if you do what I command you. / No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you. <a href="/romans/12-10.htm">Romans 12:10</a> Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. <a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">1 Corinthians 13:4-7</a> Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. / Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Your own friend, and your father's friend, forsake not; neither go into your brother's house in the day of your calamity: for better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.own<a href="/2_samuel/19-24.htm">2 Samuel 19:24,28</a> 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… <a href="/2_samuel/21-7.htm">2 Samuel 21:7</a> 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.<a href="/1_kings/12-6.htm">1 Kings 12:6-8</a> And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people? … neither<a href="/proverbs/19-7.htm">Proverbs 19:7</a> All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.<a href="/job/6-21.htm">Job 6:21-23</a> For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid… <a href="/obadiah/1-12.htm">Obadiah 1:12-14</a> But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress… better<a href="/proverbs/17-17.htm">Proverbs 17:17</a> A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.<a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24</a> A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.<a href="/luke/10-30.htm">Luke 10:30-37</a> And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/139-2.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-5.htm">Better</a> <a href="/job/22-6.htm">Brother's</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-22.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-22.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-25.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-25.htm">Far</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-13.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-6.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-9.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-24.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/40-20.htm">Nearby</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-19.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-22.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-26.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-9.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/31-14.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-6.htm">Better</a> <a href="/hosea/12-3.htm">Brother's</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-14.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-2.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-8.htm">Far</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-4.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-14.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-23.htm">Nearby</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-14.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-5.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-24.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-12.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 27</div>1. <a href="/proverbs/27-1.htm">observations of self love</a> 5. <a href="/proverbs/27-5.htm">of true love</a> 11. <a href="/proverbs/27-11.htm">of care to avoid offenses</a> 23. <a href="/proverbs/27-23.htm">and of the household care</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend This phrase emphasizes the importance of loyalty and maintaining relationships. In ancient Israel, friendships were often seen as covenantal, akin to familial bonds. The reference to a "father's friend" suggests a generational continuity, highlighting the value of longstanding relationships. This can be connected to the biblical principle of honoring one's parents, as seen in <a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>, by respecting and valuing their associations. The idea of covenant friendship is also seen in the relationship between David and Jonathan (<a href="/1_samuel/18.htm">1 Samuel 18:1-3</a>), where loyalty transcends personal gain.and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; This part of the verse suggests a practical approach to seeking help. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, family ties were strong, but geographical distance could make immediate assistance difficult. The advice here is to seek help from those who are nearby and readily available. This reflects the wisdom of relying on those who can provide timely support, rather than those who may be obligated by blood but are not present. It also underscores the importance of community and the role of neighbors in providing support, as seen in the parable of the Good Samaritan (<a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25-37</a>).better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. This concluding phrase reinforces the practical wisdom of valuing proximity in relationships. In biblical times, travel was arduous and communication limited, making nearby relationships more immediately beneficial. This principle can be seen in the broader biblical theme of community and fellowship, as in <a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Acts 2:42-47</a>, where the early church is described as living in close community, sharing resources and supporting one another. Theologically, it can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is described as a friend who is always present (<a href="/john/15-15.htm">John 15:15</a>), emphasizing the value of a close and personal relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/f/friend.htm">Friend</a> A person with whom one shares a bond of mutual affection, typically one that is not familial. In the context of this verse, a friend is someone who is reliable and trustworthy. 2. <a href="/topical/f/father's_friend.htm">Father’s Friend</a> This refers to a friend of one's parent, emphasizing the importance of maintaining long-standing relationships that have been built over time. 3. <a href="/topical/b/brother.htm">Brother</a> A sibling or close family member. The verse contrasts the proximity and availability of a neighbor with the potential distance of a brother. 4. <a href="/topical/n/neighbor.htm">Neighbor</a> Someone who lives nearby, highlighting the value of having supportive relationships within one's immediate community. 5. <a href="/topical/d/day_of_calamity.htm">Day of Calamity</a> A time of trouble or distress, when support and assistance are most needed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/v/value_of_long-standing_relationships.htm">Value of Long-Standing Relationships</a> Cultivate and maintain friendships, especially those that have been passed down through generations, as they can provide stability and support in times of need. <a href="/topical/p/proximity_over_blood_ties.htm">Proximity Over Blood Ties</a> In times of trouble, the availability and willingness of those nearby can be more beneficial than distant family. Invest in relationships with those around you. <a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a> Engage actively with your community, as neighbors can become a vital support network. Be a good neighbor yourself, ready to help others in their times of need. <a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_seeking_help.htm">Wisdom in Seeking Help</a> Recognize the importance of seeking help from those who are readily available and willing, rather than relying solely on familial connections that may not be as accessible.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 27</a> <a href="/q/should_christians_engage_in_pranks.htm">Should Christians engage in pranks?</a> <a href="/q/what_do_white_garments_mean_in_revelation.htm">What does prioritizing others' interests entail?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_breast_implants.htm">How should others be treated?</a> <a href="/q/best_way_to_sponsor_a_child.htm">What is the best way to sponsor a child?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) Better is a neighbour that is near.--See above on <a href="/proverbs/17-17.htm" title="A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.">Proverbs 17:17</a>; <a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm" title="A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.">Proverbs 18:24</a>. "Near" and "far off"--i.e., in feeling.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - Another proverb, a tristich, in praise of friendship. It seems to be a combination of two maxims. Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not. A father's friend is one who is connected with a family by hereditary and ancestral bonds; φίλον πατρῷον. Septuagint. Such a one is to be cherished and regarded with the utmost affection. Neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. The tried friend is more likely to help and sympathize with you than even your own brother, for a friend is born for adversity, and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother (<a href="/proverbs/17-17.htm">Proverbs 17:17</a>; <a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24</a>, where see notes). The mere blood relationship, which is the result of circumstances over which one has had no control, is inferior to the affectionate connection which arises from moral considerations and is the effect of deliberate choice. We must remember, too, that the practice of polygamy, with the separate establishments of the various wives, greatly weakened the tie of brotherhood. There was little love between David's sons; and Jonathan was far dearer to David himself than any of his numerous brothers were. Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. "Near" and "far off" may be taken as referring to feeling or to local position. In the former case the maxim says that a neighbour who is really attached to one by the bonds of affection is better than the closest relation who has no love or sympathy. In the latter view, the proverb enunciates the truth that a friend on the spot in time of calamity is more useful than a brother living at a distance (μακρὰν οἰκῶν, Septuagint); one is sure of help at once from the former, while application to the latter must occasion delay, and may not be successful. Commentators quote Hesiod, Ἔργ. καὶ Ημ., 341 - Τὸν δὲ μάλιστα καλεῖν ὅστις σέθεν ἐγγύθεναίει Αἰ γάρ τοι καὶ χρῆμ ἐγκώμιον ἄλλο γένηται Γείτονες ἄζωστοι ἔκιον ζώσαντο δὲ πηοί <a href="/commentaries/proverbs/27-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Do not אַֽל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not forsake תַּעֲזֹ֗ב (ta·‘ă·zōḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> To loosen, relinquish, permit your friend רֵֽעֲךָ֨ (rê·‘ă·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> Friend, companion, fellow or your father’s אָבִ֡יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father friend, וְרֵ֪עַ (wə·rê·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7463.htm">Strong's 7463: </a> Evil, misery, distress, injury and do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not go תָּ֭בוֹא (tā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to your brother’s אָחִ֗יךָ (’ā·ḥî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) house וּבֵ֥ית (ū·ḇêṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house in the day בְּי֣וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of your calamity; אֵידֶ֑ךָ (’ê·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_343.htm">Strong's 343: </a> Oppression, misfortune, ruin better ט֥וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good a neighbor שָׁכֵ֥ן (šā·ḵên) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7934.htm">Strong's 7934: </a> A resident, a fellow-citizen nearby קָ֝ר֗וֹב (qā·rō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7138.htm">Strong's 7138: </a> Near than a brother מֵאָ֥ח (mê·’āḥ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) far away. רָחֽוֹק׃ (rā·ḥō·wq) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7350.htm">Strong's 7350: </a> Remote, of place, time, precious <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/27-10.htm">Proverbs 27:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/proverbs/27-10.htm">Proverbs 27:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/proverbs/27-10.htm">Proverbs 27:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/proverbs/27-10.htm">Proverbs 27:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/proverbs/27-10.htm">Proverbs 27:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/27-10.htm">Proverbs 27:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/27-10.htm">Proverbs 27:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/27-10.htm">Proverbs 27:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/27-10.htm">Proverbs 27:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/proverbs/27-10.htm">Proverbs 27:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-10.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 27:10 Don't forsake your friend and your father's (Prov. 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