"Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: …" — Proverbs 27:10

Proverbs 27:10 · KJV

“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

Verse 9

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so {doth} the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. {by...: Heb. from the counsel of the soul}

Verse 11

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

Proverbs 27 — Context

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so {is} a man that wandereth from his place.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so {doth} the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. {by...: Heb. from the counsel of the soul}

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.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

A prudent {man} foreseeth the evil, {and} hideth himself; {but} the simple pass on, {and} are punished.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:24

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

Proverbs 17:17

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

1 Kings 12:6-8

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?

Luke 10:30-37

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.

Obadiah 1:12-14

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. {spoken...: Heb. magnified thy mouth}

Proverbs 19:7

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}.

Job 6:21-23

For now ye are nothing; ye see {my} casting down, and are afraid. {ye are...: or, ye are like to them: Heb. to it} {nothing: Heb. not}

2 Samuel 19:24

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.