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Proverbs 27:10 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 27 · verse 10 · 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.Proverbs 27:10 · King James Version
Proverbs 27:10 in context
8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
10Thine 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.
11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Key words (Strong's)
- brother'sʼâcha brother )H251 →
- neighbourshâkêna residentH7934 →
- father'sʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- calamityʼêydoppressionH343 →
- forsakeʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
- friendrêaʻan associateH7453 →
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