Proverbs
Proverbs 18:24
24A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of many companions | רֵ֭עִים | rê·‘îm | Noun - masculine plural | H7453 shouting, roar |
| may come to ruin | לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ | lə·hiṯ·rō·‘ê·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H7489 be evil, bad |
| but there is | וְיֵ֥שׁ | wə·yêš | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| a friend | אֹ֝הֵ֗ב | ’ō·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H157 love |
| who stays closer | דָּבֵ֥ק | dā·ḇêq | Adjective - masculine singular | H1695 clinging, cleaving |
| than a brother | מֵאָֽח׃ | mê·’āḥ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H251 brother |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 17:17 · John 15:13–15 · Proverbs 27:9 · 2 Samuel 1:26 · 1 Samuel 19:4–5 · 2 Samuel 9:1–13 · 2 Samuel 21:7 · Matthew 26:49–50 · 2 Samuel 16:17 · 2 Samuel 17:27–29 · 1 Chronicles 12:38–40 · 2 Samuel 19:30–39
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.