#proverbs 27:10

Proverbs 27:10 - Bible Verse Meaning and Commentary

Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother. - Proverbs 27:10 | New Heart English Bible (NHEB) The New Heart English Bible is in the Public Domain.

Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity; for better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off. — Proverbs 27:10 | Third Millennium Bible (TMB) Third Millennium Bible, New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Cross References: Deuteronomy 22:1; 1 Kings 12:6; 2 Chronicles 10:6; Proverbs 18:24

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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. Bible.com/app

In this verse, it reminds us to have a true friends physically close by.  Times have changed, where we can talk with close friends anytime, even if they live in a different country.  Technology is a huge blessing that way, but it still is good to have a true friend close by.