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A manאִישׁof many companionsרֵעִיםcomes to ruin,לְהִתְרֹעֵעַbut there isוְיֵשׁa friendאֹהֵבwho sticks closerדָּבֵקthan a brother.מֵאָח
Proverbs 18:24
Study it in the app“A man of many companions comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
Better a close friend than many companionsFriendship
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 18:24, word by word
- A manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of many companionsרֵעִיםreim
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “reim” appears- comes to ruinהִתְרֹעֵעַhitroea
shatter
To break to pieces, shatter.
Where else “hitroea” appears- a friendאֹהֵבohev
lover
One who loves another: the faithful friend or the lover.
Where else “ohev” appears- who sticks closerדָּבֵקdavek
clinging
Clinging: joined to someone without letting go.
Where else “davek” appears- than a brotherאָחach
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ach” appears
The context
23The poor speaks pleas for mercy, but the rich answers harshly.
24 · This verse (above)