Proverbs 27:1 (ESV)

Proverbs 27:10 - Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend,
and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.

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Translations for Proverbs 27:10

KJVKJV (read chapter in 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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

Never abandon a friend—
either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend,
and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,

and don’t go to your brother’s house

in your time of calamity;

better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Do not abandon^H5800 your friend^H7453 or your father’s^H1 friend^H7453,

And do not go^H935 to your brother’s^H251 house^H1004 on the day^H3117 of your disaster^H343;

Better^H2896 is a neighbor^H7934 who is near^H7138 than^H4480 a brother^H251 far^H7350 away.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Do not forsake^H5800 your friend^H7453 or your father’s^H1 friend^H7453,

And do not come^H935 to your brother’s^H251 house^H1004 in^H935 the day^H3117 of your disaster^H343;

Better^H2896 is one who dwells^H7934 near^H7138 than^H4480 a brother^H251 far^H7350 away^H7350.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Do not abandon your own friend and your father’s friend,

And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.

Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not enter your brother's house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Your friend, and your father's friend, do not forsake; and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not;

And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity:

Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better is a near neighbour than a brother afar off.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

Thy 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 neighbor that is near, than a brother far off.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: Better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

amicum tuum et amicum patris tui ne dimiseris et domum fratris tui ne ingrediaris in die adflictionis tuae melior est vicinus iuxta quam frater procul

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

لَا تَتَخَلَّ عَنْ صَدِيقِكَ وَعَنْ صَدِيقِ أَبِيكَ، وَلا تَذْهَبْ إِلَى بَيْتِ قَرِيبِكَ فِي يَوْمِ بُؤْسِكَ، وَجَارٌ قَرِيبٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَخٍ بَعِيدٍ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

רֵֽעֲךָ֨ וְרֵ֪עַ אָבִ֡יךָ אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹ֗ב וּבֵ֥ית אָחִ֗יךָ אַל־תָּ֭בוֹא בְּי֣וֹם אֵידֶ֑ךָ ט֥וֹב שָׁכֵ֥ן קָ֝ר֗וֹב מֵאָ֥ח רָחֽוֹק׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

φίλον σὸν ἢ φίλον πατρῷον μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς εἰς δὲ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου μὴ εἰσέλθῃς ἀτυχῶν κρείσσων φίλος ἐγγὺς ἢ ἀδελφὸς μακρὰν οἰκῶν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

لاَ تَتْرُكْ صَدِيقَكَ وَصَدِيقَ أَبِيكَ، وَلاَ تَدْخُلْ بَيْتَ أَخِيكَ فِي يَوْمِ بَلِيَّتِكَ. الْجَارُ الْقَرِيبُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الأَخِ الْبَعِيدِ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend that is near than a brother living far off.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

No dejes á tu amigo, ni al amigo de tu padre; ni entres en casa de tu hermano el día de tu aflicción: mejor es el vecino cerca que el hermano lejano.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

No dejes a tu amigo, ni al amigo de tu padre; Ni vayas a la casa de tu hermano en el día de tu aflicción. Mejor es el vecino cerca que el hermano lejos.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

Do not give up your friend and your father's friend; and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

你的朋友、和父親的朋友、你都不可離棄．你遭難的日子、不要上弟兄的家去．相近的鄰舍、強如遠方的弟兄。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

No abandones a tu amigo ni al amigo de tu padre, y no vayas a la casa de tu hermano en el día de tu infortunio; pues es mejor el vecino cerca que el hermano lejos.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

네 친구와 네 아비의 친구를 버리지 말며 네 환난날에 형제의 집에 들어가지 말지어다 가까운 이웃이 먼 형제보다 나으니라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

N'abandonne pas ton ami et l'ami de ton père, Et n'entre pas dans la maison de ton frère au jour de ta détresse; Mieux vaut un voisin proche qu'un frère éloigné.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Deinen Freund und deines Vaters Freund verlaß nicht, und gehe nicht ins Haus deines Bruders, wenn dir's übel geht; denn dein Nachbar in der Nähe ist besser als dein Bruder in der Ferne.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Не покидай друга твоего и друга отца твоего, и в дом брата твоего не ходи в день несчастья твоего: лучше сосед вблизи, нежели брат вдали.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

No dejes a tu amigo, ni al amigo de tu padre; ni entres en casa de tu hermano el día de tu aflicción. Mejor es el vecino cerca que el hermano lejano.

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