Who Are Your Friends
Proverbs 18:24 NKJV
[24] A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
The wisdom found in Proverbs 18:24 can be revealed when you look at this verse in various Bible versions. First, Proverbs 18:24 in the New Living Translation (NLT), “There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 New Living Translation (NLT) teaches us that there are so called “friends” who gossip about one another and talk about each other behind their “friends’” back.
Take a real good look at the quality of your character and who you call “friend.” Are you gossiping about them behind their back? Are others bringing gossip to you about your “friend”? True friends don’t gossip about one another. True friends defend one another. Consider your circle. Consider your counsel.
Next, Proverbs 18:24 in the Amplified Classic (AMPC). Proverbs 18:24 AMPC states, “The man of many friends [a friend of all the world] will prove himself a bad friend, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” The Amplified Version expounds on the ”man of many friends”.
A person of many friends will have many alliances and divided allegiances. It is possible to stretch yourself thin and spread yourself across too many relationships and become a bad friend to all. Consider who you‘re a friend to. Consider who you are accountable to. Consider who you call friend. Consider who calls you friend.
[24] A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
The wisdom found in Proverbs 18:24 can be revealed when you look at this verse in various Bible versions. First, Proverbs 18:24 in the New Living Translation (NLT), “There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 New Living Translation (NLT) teaches us that there are so called “friends” who gossip about one another and talk about each other behind their “friends’” back.
Take a real good look at the quality of your character and who you call “friend.” Are you gossiping about them behind their back? Are others bringing gossip to you about your “friend”? True friends don’t gossip about one another. True friends defend one another. Consider your circle. Consider your counsel.
Next, Proverbs 18:24 in the Amplified Classic (AMPC). Proverbs 18:24 AMPC states, “The man of many friends [a friend of all the world] will prove himself a bad friend, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” The Amplified Version expounds on the ”man of many friends”.
A person of many friends will have many alliances and divided allegiances. It is possible to stretch yourself thin and spread yourself across too many relationships and become a bad friend to all. Consider who you‘re a friend to. Consider who you are accountable to. Consider who you call friend. Consider who calls you friend.
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