KJV - A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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

BBE - There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.

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

YLT - A man with friends `is' to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

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