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<BR> 3) each (adjective)">376</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 376 -- Occurrence 1579 of 2006">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אִ֣ישׁ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ish_376.htm" title="'ish: A man -- Occurrence 879 of 1097.">’îš</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">A man</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7453: 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person <BR> 1a) friend, intimate <BR> 1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense) <BR> 1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase)">7453</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7453 -- Occurrence 121 of 186">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רֵ֭עִים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/reim_7453.htm" title="Re·'im: friends -- Occurrence 2 of 5.">rê-‘îm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[who has] friends</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7489: 1) to be bad, be evil <BR> 1a)(Qal) <BR> 1a1) to be displeasing <BR> 1a2) to be sad <BR> 1a3) to be injurious, be evil <BR> 1a4) to be wicked, be evil (ethically) <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) <BR> 1b1) to do an injury or hurt <BR> 1b2) to do evil or wickedly <BR> 1b3) mischief (participle) <BR> 2) to break, shatter <BR> 2a) (Qal) <BR> 2a1) to break <BR> 2a2) broken (participle) <BR> 2a3) to be broken <BR> 2b) (Hithpolel) to be broken, be broken in pieces, be broken asunder">7489</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7489.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7489 -- Occurrence 63 of 98">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lehitroea_7489.htm" title="le·hit·ro·'E·a';: ruin -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">lə-hiṯ-rō-‘ê-a‘;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">must himself be friendly</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Hitpael-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3426: 1) being, existence, substance, there is or are <BR> 1a) substance <BR> 1b) existence <BR> 1c) there is or are">3426</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3426 -- Occurrence 101 of 138">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְיֵ֥שׁ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veyesh_3426.htm" title="ve·Yesh: there -- Occurrence 13 of 18.">wə-yêš</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">but there is</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adverb">Conj-w | Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual <BR> 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom <BR> 1a3) human love for or to God <BR> 1a4) act of being a friend <BR> 1a4a) lover (participle) <BR> 1a4b) friend (participle) <BR> 1a5) God's love toward man <BR> 1a5a) to individual men <BR> 1a5b) to people Israel <BR> 1a5c) to righteousness <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) lovely (participle) <BR> 1b2) loveable (participle) <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) friends <BR> 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) <BR> 2) to like">157</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 157 -- Occurrence 136 of 209">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֹ֝הֵ֗ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ohev_157.htm" title="'o·Hev,: friend -- Occurrence 16 of 26.">’ō-hêḇ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a friend</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular">V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1695.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1695: 1) clinging, adhering to">1695</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1695.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1695 -- Occurrence 3 of 3">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">דָּבֵ֥ק<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/davek_1695.htm" title="da·Vek: who -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">dā-ḇêq</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">clinging</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 251: 1) brother <BR> 1a) brother of same parents <BR> 1b) half-brother (same father)<BR> 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe <BR> 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) <BR> 1e) (fig.) of resemblance">251</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 251 -- Occurrence 578 of 630">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מֵאָֽח׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/meach_251.htm" title="me·'Ach.: A brother -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">mê-’āḥ.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">closer than a brother</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep-m | 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href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7453.htm" title="re·'im: friends -- 7453: friend, companion, fellow">רֵ֭עִים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7489.htm" title="le·hit·ro·'e·a';: ruin -- 7489: to be evil, bad">לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3426.htm" title="ve·yesh: there -- 3426: being, substance, existence, is">וְיֵ֥שׁ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="o·hev: friend -- 157: to love">אֹ֝הֵ֗ב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1695.htm" title="da·vek: who -- 1695: a clinging, cleaving">דָּבֵ֥ק</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/251.htm" title="me·'ach.: A brother -- 251: a brother">מֵאָֽח׃</a></span></span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/proverbs/18.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/376.htm" title="'iysh (eesh) -- also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow">A man</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7453.htm" title="rea' (ray'-ah) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, X (an-)other">that hath friends</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7489.htm" title="ra'a' (raw-ah') -- afflict, break (down, in pieces), + displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly">must shew himself friendly</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3426.htm" title="yesh (yaysh) -- (there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast">and there is</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="'ahab (aw-hab') -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend">a friend</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1695.htm" title="dabeq (daw-bake') -- cleave, joining, stick closer">that sticketh closer</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/251.htm" title="'ach (awkh) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other">than a brother</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/18.htm">משלי 18:24 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ רֵ֭עִים לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ וְיֵ֥שׁ אֹ֝הֵ֗ב דָּבֵ֥ק מֵאָֽח׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/18.htm">משלי 18:24 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">איש רעים להתרעע ויש אהב דבק מאח׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/18.htm">משלי 18:24 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">איש רעים להתרעע ויש אהב דבק מאח׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/18.htm">משלי 18:24 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">איש רעים להתרעע ויש אהב דבק מאח׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/proverbs/18-24.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/18.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A man <i>that hath</i> friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend <i>that</i> sticketh closer than a brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A man with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">that hath</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 17:17</span> A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/27-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 27:9</span> Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so does the sweetness of …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/19-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 19:4,5</span> And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-26.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 30:26</span> And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/9-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 9:1</span> And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/16-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 16:17</span> And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/17-27.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 17:27-29</span> And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-30.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 19:30-39</span> And Mephibosheth said to the king, Yes, let him take all, for as …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 21:7</span> But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/12-38.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Chronicles 12:38-40</span> All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/26-49.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 26:49,50</span> And immediately he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him…</a></p><p class="hdg">there</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-26.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 1:26</span> I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant have …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/john/15-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">John 15:14,15</span> You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you…</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24</a> • <a href="/niv/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24 Chinese 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