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Proverbs 27:10 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Proverbs 27:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 27 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 27:10
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—The Hebrew re'akha v-re'a avikha al-ta'azov (רֵעֲךָ וְרֵעַ אָבִיךָ אַל־תַּעֲזֹב, 'your friend and your father's friend do not forsake') emphasizes multi-generational covenant loyalty. True friendship transcends convenience—it's inherited, cultivated, and maintained through seasons. The contrast between shaken qarov (שָׁכֵן קָרוֹב, 'near neighbor') and ach rachok (אָח רָחוֹק, 'far brother') isn't familial denigratio...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 27:10
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“but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
“A friend loveth at all times”
“A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.,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.,,,,,,,,”
“who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived”
“and don't rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Don't speak proudly in the day of distress.”
“but they are gone.”
“nor trimmed his beard”
“and are afraid.”
“who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived”
“the son of Jonathan the son of Saul”