Proverbs 27:10

“Adhere to tried friends. The ties of blood may be less reliable than those of genuine friendship.”

““Better is a neighbor” who is really “near” in heart and spirit, than a brother who though closer by blood, is “far off” in feeling. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Neither go - For comfort and relief, so as to forsake thy friend for him. A neighbour - The friend, who hath shewed himself to be a good neighbour. Near - In affection. Proverbs 27:11”

“27:10 In a crisis, one might need immediate assistance, so it is important to have friends close by and neighbors who can help.”

“own: Sa2 19:24, Sa2 19:28, Sa2 21:7; Kg1 12:6-8; Ch2 24:22; Isa 41:8-10; Jer 2:5 neither: Pro 19:7; Job 6:21-23; Oba 1:12-14 better: Pro 17:17, Pro 18:24; Luk 10:30-37; Act 23:12, Act 23:23-35 Proverbs 27:11”

“Another proverb, consisting of three lines, in commendation of friendship: Thine own friend and the friend of thy father forsake not, And into thy brother's house go not in the day of thy misfortune - Better is a near neighbour than a far-off brother. In our editions רעך is incorrectly appointed with Pasek after it, so that the accent is Asla Legarmeh; the Pasek is, after the example of older editions, with Norzi, to be cancelled, so that only the conjunctive Asla remains; "thine own and the friend of thy father" denotes the family friend, like some family heirloom, descending from father to son. Such an old tried friend one must certainly not give up. The Kerı̂ changes the second ורעה into…”